Ceclava Czapska
Ceclava Czapska | |
|---|---|
 With husband Nicolas Dolgoruky in 1919. | |
| Born | 2 January 1899 |
| Died | 1 December 1970 (aged 71) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Cécile Czapska Ceclava di Fonzo Czapska Ceclava Dolgoruky |
| Known for | Romanov impostor who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Maria |
| Spouse | Prince Nicolas Alexandrovich Dolgoruky |
Ceclava Czapska (Cécile Czapska) (Bucharest 2 January 1899 – 1 December 1970) was a Romanov impostor who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Maria, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last autocratic ruler of Imperial Russia, and his wife Tsarina Alexandra.
Biography
[edit]She was the daughter of Polish nobleman, Bolesław Czapski and Raja Ludmilla Tchaplina.[1] On 20 January 1919, she and Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Dolgoruky (1898-1970), called 'di Fonz,' were married in Romania.
They had two daughters, Olga-Béata (born 1927), mother of Alexis Brimeyer; and Julia-Yolande (born 1937).
She died in Rome. Her grave is in Prima Porta.
The remains of all the Romanovs have been found and identified via DNA testing disproving her claim.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&n=czapska&p=ceclava
- ^ "Michelle Anches". Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Sources
[edit]- Cécile Czapska
- La zarina y sus cuatro hijas sobrevivieron a la matanza de la familia imperial rusa
- Martha Schad Wielkie dynastie. Mit i historia – Romanowowie, Warsaw 2003, s. 72.
- Le Parchemin, n°225, 1983, pp. 273–277
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