There was no "secret Grand Duchess". Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna had 4 daughters (Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia) and one son (Alexei). Remains of Alexei and one of his sisters (either Maria or Anastasia) have not been found, which lead to the theory that one of the Tsar's daughters have survived the executions of the rest of her family.
The cast of The Russian Revolution - 1998 includes: Tsarina Alexandra as Herself (at wedding to Nicholas) Grand Duchess Anastasia as Herself, Grand Duchess Anastasia Grand Duchess Marie as Herself, Grand Duchess Maria Grand Duchess Olga as Herself, Grand Duchess Olga Grand Duchess Tatiana as Herself, Grand Duchess Tatiana Grand Duke Michael as Himself (becomes Czar for one day) Aleksandr Kerensky as himself Lavr Kornilov as himself Tsar Nicholas II as himself Joseph Stalin as himself Leon Trotsky as himself
The usual spelling of the female given name is Anastasia. It is notably the name of a young Grand Duchess of Russia, killed at age 17 along with her father Tsar Nicholas II in 1918 -- several women later claimed to be the Duchess, who had somehow escaped execution.
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The one's who had fled to the Crimea escaped on the British war ship the H.M.S. Marlborough in 1919. The Dowager Empress Marie Lived in the UK for a while then lived in Denmark, dying in 1928. Grand Duchess Xenia lived in grace and favour residences in the UK, she died in 1960. Grand Duchess Olga lived with her mother in Denmark then after the war immigrated to Canada, dying in 1960. The others lived (usually) in France, The UK, or the US
The duchess in The Duchess and the Jeweler were greedy. This was a short story written by Virginia Woolf.
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Female verism title for Duke is Duchess
That is 'Duchess'
In lines 9-10, the quote "(since none puts by The curtain I have drawn for you, but I)" is the reason why the general public aren't able to view the painting. He has it painted on the wall, covered by a curtain that only he can open for viewing. He does this because he doesn't want other people 'oggling' the duchess. He presumably killed her in the first place, to stop her and other men from flirting. He wants to 'preserve' her for himself in that painting.
This is such position. The closest you will find is the Duchess of Westmister which is aan area of london and these are Natalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster
There are several remaining duchess. The duchess of Kent, Cambridge, Cornwall, York, etc
The Duchess would have to be a widow.