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_aDK 254 _b.As38 2010 v.2 |
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_aAshton, Janet. _9121752 |
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_aThe Grand dukes : _bsons and grandsons of Russia's Tsars since Paul I / _cJanet Ashton, Arturo E Beéche, Zoia Belyakova, and six others ; introduction by Charles Stewart. |
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_aEast Richmond Heights, CA : _bEurohistory.com, _c©2010. |
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_axiv, 252 pages, [38] pages of plates : _bportfolio, genealogy tables _c23 cm. |
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_aunmediated _2rdamedia |
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_avolume _2rdacarrier |
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500 | _aArturo E. Beéche, publisher & editor.--Cover | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliography and index. | ||
520 | _aExamines the biographies of nearly forty men whose birth gave them the right to one of the world's most prestigious positions. All sons of Russian tsars are covered in Volume I. The sons of collateral grand ducal branches are covered in Volume II. The biography of each of the Grand Dukes of Russia brings to life a deeply gripping human saga. These men were born into what then was one of the world's most powerful ruling dynasties. They were not all saints; they were not all demons - they were men whose birth showered them with untold privilege. Some used their birthright for the common good; some did not. Yet, they all remain amazingly intriguing, complex, complicated and conflicted human beings. At birth they were showered with untold privilege, including a lump sum of money placed in trust for them. By the time these funds were made available to a Grand Duke, the interest alone made them amazingly wealthy. Added to this benefit, they derived salaries from their military appointments, investments, real estate and inheritance. Thus, the Grand Dukes were able to maintain a lifestyle only surpassed by today's oligarchs and yesteryear's robber barons. They were consummate spenders in paintings, art, architecture, jewels, all while acting as sponsors of talented writers, thinkers, poets, ballerinas, among many others. One was a playwright of considerable talent. Another played a role in working toward the liberation of the serfs. One was a leading admiral with a fondness for fast women and slow ships." Another Grand Duke lived a tortured existence as a closeted homosexual, yet became the father of nine children"--Publisher's description. | ||
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_aPrincesses _2sears |
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_aRomanov, House of. _zRussia _2sears _9121753 |
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_aRussia _2sears _9121754 |
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_aDavidson, Lisa. _9121755 |
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_aHall, Coryne. _9121756 |
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_aKing, Greg. _9121757 |
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_aLee, William. _9121758 |
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_aMiller, Ilana. _9121759 |
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_avan der Kiste, John. _9121760 |
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