noble_family grand duchess elena vladimirovna of russia
Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark ( 22 January 1872  8 February 1938 ), of the Glücksburg branch of the ___MASK38___ , was the fourth child and third son of George I , King of the Hellenes , and of Queen Olga . He was known as " Greek Nicky " in the family to distinguish him from his paternal first cousin Emperor Nicholas II of Russia . Prince Nicholas was a talented painter , often signing his works as " Nicolas Leprince ." The ___MASK38___ is a European royal house of North German origin . It is one of Europe ' s most influential royal houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark , Iceland , Greece , Norway , Russia , Sweden , Schleswig , Holstein , and Oldenburg . The current Queen of Denmark , the King of Norway and the former King of Greece , as well as the consorts of Greece and the United Kingdom and the first seventeen names in the line of succession to the British throne , all belong to this house . Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia ("     ") ) ( 22 April 1847  17 February 1909 ) was a son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia , a brother of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the senior Grand Duke of the ___MASK7___ during the reign of his nephew , Tsar Nicholas II . Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg - Schwerin ( later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia , known as " Miechen " or " Maria Pavlovna the Elder "; 14 May 1854  6 September 1920 ) was born Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore of Mecklenburg - Schwerin , daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg - Schwerin and Princess Augusta of ___MASK15___ - Köstritz . A prominent hostess in St Petersburg following her marriage to the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia , she was known as the " grandest of the grand duchesses " and had an open rivalry with the Empress Maria Feodorovna . The ___MASK7___ was the second dynasty , after the House of Rurik , to rule over Russia , and reigned from 1613 until the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II on March 15 , 1917 , as a result of the February Revolution . Grand Duches Elena Vladimirovna of Russia 17 January 1882 -- 13 March 1957 , sometimes known as Helen , Helena , Helene , Ellen , Yelena , Hélène , or Eleni , was a Russian grand duchess as the daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg - Schwerin . She was the wife of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark .