Vladimir Fringe Tiara

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Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna / Princess Nicholas of Greece, the only daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin who married Prince Nicholas of Greece and was the mother of of Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Elisabeth, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach. To mark the day, we are taking a look the Vladimir Fringe Tiara-

When Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, the third son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in 1874, she received numerous spectacular jewels including her Vladimir Tiara, Emerald Necklace, and a Diamond Rivière, as well as a traditional Diamond Fringe Tiara, which she first wore wrapped around a massive hexagonal emerald for a spectacular Costume Ball at the Vladimir Palace in St Petersburg in February 1875.

The Diamond Fringe Tiara was more traditionally worn by Grand Duchess Vladimir for a portrait in Russian Court Dress, along with a Diamond Bow Brooch.

When Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna married Prince Nicholas of Greece in 1902, she is said to have received ‘a diamond tiare russe of the type given to all grand-duchesses, which could also be worn as a necklace’, reportedly as a wedding gift from Tsar Nicholas II.

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas wore the Diamond Fringe Tiara for several Official Portraits in the years after her Wedding.

The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was also worn by Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna for several portraits in the 1910s, but after that, she was usually pictured wearing the Greek Ruby Parure for the next few decades.

The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was loaned to her eldest daughter, Princess Olga of Yugoslavia, for the Wedding of Prince Philipp of Hesse and Princess Mafalda of Savoy in 1925.

In 1934, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna gave the Vladimir Fringe Tiara as a Wedding Gift to her middle daughter, Princess Elisabeth of Greece, when she married Count Carl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach, who wore the Tiara on her Wedding Day.

Just a few months later, the Vladimir Fringe Tiara was loaned by the youngest daughter, Princess Marina, when she married Prince George, Duke of Kent, even though she received a Fringe Tiara from the City of London as a wedding gift.

Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach wore the Vladimir Fringe Tiara for a Banquet during the Yugoslavian State Visit to Germany in 1939.

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna seems to have worn the Vladimir Fringe Tiara in 1952, for a State Banquet in honour of the Turkish President at the Royal Palace of Athens, though she could have borrowed the Kent Fringe Tiara from her daughter, Princess Marina, who was visiting Athens at the time.

The following year, Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach wore the Vladimir Fringe Tiara for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, when she also appeared behind the Palace Balcony.

After Princess Elizabeth’s death in 1955, the Vladimir Fringe Tiara was inherited by her daughter Countess Helene of Törring-Jettenbach, who wore it for her wedding to Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg-Lorraine in 1956.

Archduchess Helen was photographed wearing the Vladimir Fringe Tiara on numerous occasions in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1990, Archduchess Helene’s daughter, Archduchess Sophie of Habsburg, wore the Vladimir Fringe Tiara for her Wedding to Prince Mariano-Hugo von Windisch-Grätz in Salzburg.

More recently, the Vladimir Fringe Tiara was worn by Sara Maya al-Askari for her Wedding to Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg-Lorraine in Rome in 2005. The Tiara remains with Archduchess Helene, and as her grandchildren are of marriageable age, it won’t be long till we see the Vladimir Fringe Tiara worn again soon!

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Vladimir Fringe Tiara

Vladimir Fringe Tiara

Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara

Ruby Parure

Pearl Circle Bandeau

Diamond Bow Brooch

Emerald Brooch

Crown Brooch

Sapphires

The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was a wedding gift to Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin when she married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia in 1874. Diamond Fringe Tiaras mimicked the shape of the traditional Russian Kokoshnik headdress, and were found in the jewellery box of most Romanov ladies. The Grand Duchess Vladimir wore the Tiara in a more conventional manner as well as an inventive sunburst.

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In 1902, Grand Duchess Vladimir gave the Fringe Tiara to her only daughter Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna when she Prince Nicholas of Greece, who also received ‘a diamond tiare russe of the type given to all grand-duchesses, which could also be worn as a necklace’ as a wedding gift from the Tsar and a Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara from her mother. Princess Nicholas wore the Tiara in a portrait in 1910.

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The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was worn by Princess Nicholas’ youngest daughter, Princess Elisabeth of Greece, when she married Count Carl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach in 1934, and just a few months later by her elder daughter, Princess Marina when she married Prince George, Duke of Kent, who also received a Fringe Tiara from the City of London as a wedding gift. The Fringe had already been worn by the eldest daughter, Princess Olga, at the Wedding of Prince Philipp of Hesse and Princess Mafalda of Savoy in 1925.

However the Vladimir Fringe Tiara remained with Prince Nicholas, who wore it for glittering events in Greece, hanging on to it throughout frequent exiles, and abroad as she remained an active member of the Greek Royal Family up until her death in 1957.

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The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was inherited by her granddaughter Countess Helene of Törring-Jettenbach, who had worn it the previous year for her wedding to Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg-Lorraine. Archduchess Helen wore the Tiara for numerous occasions from the 1950s up to the present day.

In 1990, Archduchess Helene’s daughter, Archduchess Sophie of Habsburg-Lorraine, wore the Vladimir Fringe Tiara for her Wedding to Prince Mariano-Hugo von Windisch-Grätz in Salzburg.

More recently, the Vladimir Fringe Tiara was worn by Sara Maya al-Askari for her Wedding to Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg-Lorraine in Rome in 2005. It remains with Archduchess Helene, and as her grandchildren reach marriageable age, it won’t be long till we see the Vladimir Fringe again.

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5 thoughts on “Vladimir Fringe Tiara”

  1. This article was super interesting! I knew that Princess Marina wore her mother’s fringe for her wedding, but I never knew where it ended up after the Grand Duchess’ death. It looks like it skipped a generation and was inherited by her granddaughter. Maybe to avoid excessive taxation?

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    1. It skipped a generation because Pricness Elxsabeth, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach had died 2 years before her mother in 1955.
      Will be interesting to see where the tiara ends after Archduchess Helene. If it remains with her son or goes to her daughter as in the past it was always inherited/gifted through the maternal line.

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