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Grand Duke Cyril and the remarriage that followed tragedy
A historical note recalls the affair of Grand Duke Cyril and the divorced Grand Duchess of Hesse, once lovers in youth, whose union faced imperial opposition. After Princess Elizabeth’s death, they wed in Munich despite the Czar’s ban, living quietly at Coburg palace.
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Duke of
Jesse
Victoria
Saxe Coburg
Ernest Louis of Hesse
Cyril
Coburg
Elizabeth
Munich