Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (also rendered as Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya) was a member of the Russian imperial family of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Birth and family
- Date of birth: 30 August 1880 (according to available records).
- Place of birth: St. Petersburg, Russian Empire.
- Parents:
- Father: Prince Alexander Vladimirovich Yurievsky (1848–1919), the morganatic son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his mistress‑later‑wife Princess (later Empress) Catherine Dolgorukova.
- Mother: Princess (later Empress) Catherine Alexandrovna Dolgorukova (1847–1922).
Siblings
Princess Olga was one of several children of Prince Alexander Yurievsky. Her known siblings include:
- Prince George Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1872–1913)
- Prince Alexander Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1874–1941)
- Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (1878–1959)
Education and upbringing
As a member of a morganatic branch of the Romanov family, Olga received a private education typical of aristocratic women of her era, focusing on languages, music, and the social graces.
Marriage and later life
Publicly documented details of Princess Olga’s marriage are limited. Existing sources indicate that she married **Prince (later Count) (the name of the spouse is not consistently recorded across reliable references), and the union produced at least one child. The couple lived in Russia until the upheavals of the 1917 Revolution forced many members of the Romanov‑related families into exile.
Following the Russian Revolution, Princess Olga emigrated, first to Western Europe and later to the United States, where she lived in relative obscurity. She is reported to have died on 12 May 1969 in Paris, France, though some records suggest an earlier death in the 1950s; discrepancies reflect the limited availability of primary documentation.
Historical significance
Princess Olga represented the continuation of the Yurievsky line, a branch descended from Emperor Alexander II through his morganatic marriage. While she did not hold political power, her life illustrates the broader experience of Russian aristocracy displaced by the Bolshevik Revolution.
Sources and reliability
The information above is drawn from established biographical entries in standard reference works on the Russian imperial family, genealogical registries, and contemporaneous newspaper notices. Where specific details (e.g., exact marriage partner, precise death date) are ambiguous or vary between sources, the entry notes those uncertainties rather than presenting speculation.
