Princess Irina Nikolaïevna Orlova (March 1, 1918 – September 16, 1989) was the eldest child of Prince Nicholas Vladimirovich Orlov and his wife, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia.
Princess Irina Nikolaïevna Orlova | |
|---|---|
| Baroness von Waldstatten | |
| Born | 1 March 1918 |
| Died | 16 September 1989 (aged 71) Villacerf, France |
| Noble family | Orlov |
| Spouse(s) | Baron Hans von Waldstatten
(m. 1940; div. 1946)Anthony Adama Zylstra
(m. 1960; died 1982) |
| Issue | Elizabeth Baroness von Waldstatten Alexis Nicolas Orlov |
| Father | Prince Nicholas Vladimirovich Orlov |
| Mother | Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia |
Her mother was among the Romanovs who escaped the Russian Revolution in 1919 aboard the British ship HMS Marlborough, aboard which Princess Irina was the youngest passenger.[1]
She had one sister named Princess Xenia (aka Ksenija) Nikolaïevna Orlova (1921–1963).[2][3]
Irina Orlova Nikolaievna married Baron Hans von Waldstatten (1918–1977) in Rome 27 March 1940. They divorced in 1946. They had one daughter:
- Elizabeth Baroness von Waldstatten (born 7 February 1944-)
After her divorce, Irina had a son named Alexis Nicolas Orlov. He was born 10 September 1947.
She married Anthony Adama Zylstra (1902–1982) in the Hague, the Netherlands on 8 January 1960.
She died on 16 September 1989 at age 71 at Villacerf, France.
Notes
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edit- Zeepvat, Charlotte (2004). The Camera and the Tsars. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3049-7
- The Romanovs: The Final Chapter (Random House, 1995) by Robert K. Massie, ISBN 0-394-58048-6 and ISBN 0-679-43572-7