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The Children of Konstantin Konstantinovich

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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich was born to Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. He married Princess Elizabeth of Saxe-Altenburg , or  Elizaveta Mavrikievna ,   who was born Elisabeth Auguste Marie Agnes. Their children were: John Konstantinovich, " Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia ", or "Ioannchik" Gabriel Konstantinovich, " Prince Gabriel Konstantinovich " Tatiana Konstantinovna, " Princess Tatiana Konstantinovna " Konstantine Konstantinovich, " Prince Konstantine Konstantinovich ", or "Kostia" Oleg Konstantinovich, " Prince Oleg Konstantinovich " Igor Konstantinovich, " Prince Igor Konstantinovich " Georgy Konstantinovich, " Prince Georgy Konstantinovich " Natalia Konstantinovna, " Princess Natalia Konstantinovna " (Died at 2 months) Vera Konstantinovna, " Princess Vera

Long and Luxurious

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Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia Nikolaevna This is the sister post to my Short But Sweet one. These are the long, dramatic, and frilly names that I adore, and would absolutely love to see someone use. What are your favorite long and dramatic names? Do you have any reservations about using one? Girls: Anastasia Perdita Celestine Gwendolen Theodosia Josephine Thomasina Wilhelmina Eugenia Tatiana Ophelia Ursula Georgina Romilly Perpetua Henrietta Cecilia Lucinda Fortuna Demelza Angelica Evangeline Fenella Rowena Hesperia Felicity Casilda Sibylla Rosamund Penelope Adelaide Lavinia Cosima Ottilie Artemisia Zenobia Violetta Cressida Aurelia Boys: Rafferty Frederick Horatio Emmanuel Llewellyn Leander Orlando Thaddeus Casimir Amadeus Octavian Montgomery Florian Everard Lucius Ignatius Cillian Gideon Benedict Leopold Nicodemus Sebastian Cornelius Atticus Ferdinand Constantine Solomon Lysander Pere