
Russia
Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – The Princess with the tragic eyes (Part two)
Read part one here. Victoria Melita was already planning a new future with Grand Duke Cyril, who was also her first cousin. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was the head of the family, and he was firmly against the match. Not only was a marriage between first cousins against the rules of the Russian Orthodox [read more]