Maltese Aristos at the first imperial wedding on Russian soil since 1917
The Maltese representatives of the Russian Imperial House participated in the various celebrations of the first imperial wedding held on Russian soil after the 1917 revolution.
The Maltese contingent to St. Petersburg was made up of Count Peter Sant Manduca, Countess Alexandra Sant Manduca, Nob. Irina Malikova, Nob. Gabriel L Zammit, Nob. Marco Spiteri Binett and Nob. Martin Bonnici.
“Join the crème de la crème of the European aristocracy in various religious and social events that took place between September 30 and October 2,” the delegation said in a statement from the Russian Nobility Assembly. .
Descendants of Russia’s Romanov dynasty married in a ready ceremony, marking the country’s first royal wedding since the Bolshevik revolution overthrew the monarchy a century ago.
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov tied the knot with his Italian bride Rebecca Virginia Bettarini at St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg in front of dozens of royal guests.
“Malta has a long connection with the Russian Imperial House, since the emissaries were sent to Malta to form diplomatic relations with the Order of St. John; to when the Russian aristocrats found exile in Malta, for the birth in Malta of HIH the Grand Duchess Victoria of Russia on 25 November 1876 at St. Anton’s Palace in Attard. ”
Victoria was the daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and son of Queen Victoria and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia.
The Assembly of the Russian Nobility consists of the descendants of Russian emigrants who, before 15 March 1917, belonged to the Russian Nobility, their descendants, nobles after 1917 by the successive heads of the Imperial House of Russia, and by those who support the values Of the association.
The Assembly of the Russian Nobility was established in Malta in 2018, and forms part of an international network of delegations operating in accordance with the rules and regulations of the main branch located in Moscow.
The aim of the Assembly is “to revive the greatness of Imperial Russia and to preserve its cultural, historical and spiritual heritage by uniting the descendants of Russian noble families and other individuals who wish to carry values. her. ”
In Russia, the Assembly operates with 70 regional offices and has 14,000 registered members.
The Assembly was established in its present form in 1990 after the fall of communism, however, Catherine the Great created the Assembly of the Russian Nobility in 1785. It was abolished as a result of the October revolution of 1917 after the execution of the Romanovs.
The Head of the Russian Imperial House of Romanov, HIH Grand Duchess Maria of Russia is the high patron of the Assembly of the Russian Nobility.