Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna of Torby

Brief Life History of Nadejda Mikhailovna

When Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna of Torby was born on 28 March 1896, in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, her father, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich Romanov, was 34 and her mother, Gräfin Sophie Nikolaievna von Merenberg und Tornby, was 27. She married Lord George Mountbatten. 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven on 15 November 1916, in London, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1946. She died on 22 January 1963, in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, at the age of 66, and was buried in Bray, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Lord George Mountbatten. 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
1892–1938
Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna of Torby
1896–1963
Marriage: 15 November 1916
Tatiana Elizabeth Mountbatten
1917–1988
David Michael Mountbatten
1919–1970

Sources (9)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Nadejda Mikhailonva Romanov - Published information: birth: 28 March 1896; France
  • Nadejda Mountbatten en el registro de George Louis Victor Henry Sergius Mountbatten, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
  • Nada Milford-Haven, "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"

World Events (8)

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

1914

Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.

Name Meaning

German: possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, from orfe, a species of freshwater fish. Alternatively, a habitational name from Urff near Kassel, formerly Orpha.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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