Princess Natalia Bagration of Mukhrani (Georgian: ნატალია "ნატაშა" ბაგრატიონი) (19 April 1914 – 26 August 1984), was a Georgian noblewoman of the House of Mukhrani.[1][2]
| Princess Natalia of Mukhrani | |
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| Lady Johnston | |
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| Born | 19 April 1914 Pavlovsk Palace, Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 August 1984 (aged 70) London, England |
| Spouse | |
| House | Bagration-Mukhraneli |
| Father | Prince Constantine Bagration of Mukhrani |
| Mother | Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia |
Early life and ancestry
editPrincess Natalia was born in Pavlovsk Palace on 19 April 1914 and was a daughter of Prince Constantine Bagration of Mukhrani and Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia. Princess Natasha was born into two prominent royal dynasties, the Georgian Bagrationi dynasty and the Russian House of Romanov. At her christening, her godfather was Emperor Nicholas II and his daughter Grand Duchess Olga. Due to her ancestry, she was related to British royal family, being second cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, second cousin of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and fourth cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Later life
editAfter the Russian Revolution, she and her family went to live in Yugoslavia. According to memoirs of Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, she was his first childhood crush.[3]
Marriage
editWhile working in London for the Yugoslav government-in-exile she met and later married British diplomat Sir Charles Johnston on 24 April 1945.[4] Upon his being knighted in 1959, she became formally styled Lady Johnston. They had no children.
Death
editShe died on 26 August 1984 in London and was buried there at Gunnersbury Cemetery.[5] She had a brother Prince Teymuraz Bagration-Mukhransky who lived in the United States.
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ ბაგრატიონები – სამეცნიერო და კულტურული მემკვიდრეობა" – თბ. 2003 მუხრან-ბატონთა და ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელთა გენეალოგია The Bagrations: Scientific and Cultural Heritage, Tbilisi, 2003, Genealogy of Lords of Mukhrani and Bagrations of Mukhrani
- ^ Princess Natasha (née Bagration-Mukhransky), Lady Johnston National Portrait Gallery
- ^ "Memoari : Tomislav Karađorđević".
- ^ British High Commissioner Sir Charles Johnston and Lady Johnston visit ABC studios, Gore Hill A New South Wales Government Site
- ^ Natalia Konstantinovna Bagration-Mukhranskaya Johnston Find A Grave