Ceclava Czapska

Ceclava Czapska
With husband Nicolas Dolgoruky in 1919.
Born	(1899-01-02)2 January 1899
Died	1 December 1970(1970-12-01) (aged 71) Rome, Italy
Other names	Cécile Czapska Ceclava di Fonzo Czapska Ceclava Dolgoruky
Known for	Romanov impostor who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Maria
Spouse	Prince Nicolas Alexandrovich Dolgoruky

Ceclava Czapska (Cécile Czapska) (Bucharest 2 January 1899 – 1 December 1970) was a Romanov impostor who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Maria, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last autocratic ruler of Imperial Russia, and his wife Tsarina Alexandra.

Biography

She was the daughter of Polish nobleman, Bolesław Czapski and Raja Ludmilla Tchaplina.[1] On 20 January 1919, she and Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Dolgoruky (1898-1970), called 'di Fonz,' were married in Romania.

They had two daughters, Olga-Béata (born 1927), mother of Alexis Brimeyer; and Julia-Yolande (born 1937).

She died in Rome. Her grave is in Prima Porta.

The remains of all the Romanovs have been found and identified via DNA testing disproving her claim.[2]

References

1. https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&n=czapska&p=ceclava
2. "Michelle Anches". Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

Sources

• Cécile Czapska
• La zarina y sus cuatro hijas sobrevivieron a la matanza de la familia imperial rusa
• Martha Schad Wielkie dynastie. Mit i historia – Romanowowie, Warsaw 2003, s. 72.
• Le Parchemin, n°225, 1983, pp. 273–277