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Marya Krasińska
Graciosa Maria "Marya" Krasińska, or Maria Beatrix Krasińska (born in Warsaw, July 24 1850, or 1854 - August 24 1884), was a member of the Polish szlachta and landowner. She is known as the controversial marriage candidate of King Charles XV of Sweden in 1871-1872. Life By birth, she was member of House of Krasiński as the daughter of the Polish poet Count Zygmunt Krasinski (d. 1859), and Countess Eliza Branicka. Through her father, she was related to the Radziwill family , as well as the royal family of Italy: the House of Savoy. After the death of her father, she inherited a vast fortune and moved to Paris with her mother and stepfather, Count Ludwik Krasinski. Maria was owner of the Złoty Potok estates. Suggested Royal marriage It was reportedly Ohan Demirgian who suggested the Polish countess Graciosa Krasińska, rather than Thyra of Denmark or a Russian Grand Duchess, as candidate for the second marriage of Charles XV after the death of the queen, Louise of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohan Demirgian
Ohan Demirgian, or Démirdjian in French, also called Habib Bey (14 January 1837 – 1877), was an Egyptian-Armenian diplomat. He was the favorite of king Charles XV of Sweden. Biography Demirgian was an Armenians, Armenian and the son of the Egyptian foreign minister Stephan Bey. He was a student of the Mission égyptienne in Paris before he was employed as a secretary in the foreign ministry of the Egyptian vice-roy khediven Isma'il Pasha. Demirgian lived in France from 1844 to 1853 and studied at the Collège Stanislas de Paris and in Versailles. Thereafter, he moved to England where he lived for two years. After furthering his education in England, he returned to Egypt in 1855 where he married Arouse Araigian in 1859. He met Prince August, Duke of Dalarna in Egypt in 1860. In 1866, he was placed in Sweden as the envoy of the Egyptian khedive. Demirgian were described as an adventurer, and his presence at court was regarded a scandal. He became a favorite of Charles XV, who awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
