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Auction: 18038 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 3140

Autographs
Russia
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
1880 (c.) A.L.S. on his notepaper with the letters "SERGE" surrounding the Imperial Crown embossed in gilt, red and green, was sent to Catherine "Kitty" Strutton (1811 - 1891), who had been nurse to the children. The letter reads, "Thank you dear very much for the photograph. She looks very nice and has a good expression. I am glad for you that she comes soon. The Emperor is expected tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Many tender kisses. Your Serge".
Autograph letters written by Grand Duke Serge are uncommon due to his premature death and instructions left that his personal papers were to be destroyed. Photo

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (1857 – 1905) was the fifth son and seventh child of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. He was an influential figure during the reigns of his brother Emperor Alexander III of Russia and his nephew Emperor Nicholas II, who was also his brother in law through Sergei's marriage to Elizabeth, the sister of Tsarina Alexandra. Sergei married Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Their marriage remained childless, but they became the guardians of the two children of his brother, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia: Grand Duchess Maria, and Grand Duke Dimitri.

provenance: The collection of Miss Millicent Crofts, great niece of Catherine Strutton, nurse to the children of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander II

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