Helen was also a niece of
Anastasia of Montenegro (or "Stana"), wife of
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, and of
Milica of Montenegro, wife of
Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia, the women who introduced
Grigori Rasputin to
Tsarina Alexandra
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helen_of_Serbia
Also, though her husband Prince John Constantinovich was butchered by the Bolshevics she lived until 1962 in Nice, France
Jelena Karađorđević or
Princess Helen of Serbia (4 November 1884 – 16 October 1962) was the daughter of King
Peter I of Yugoslavia and his wife
Princess Zorka of Montenegro. She was the elder sister of
George, Crown Prince of Serbia and King
Alexander I of Yugoslavia. Helen was also a niece of
Anastasia of Montenegro (or "Stana"), wife of
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, and of
Milica of Montenegro, wife of
Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia, the women who introduced
Grigori Rasputin to
Tsarina Alexandra.
[1] She was born
Princess Jelena Karađorđević, became
Princess Jelena of Serbia at the accession of her father and was known as
Elena Petrovna,
Jelena Petrovna,
Hélène Petrovna or
Ellen Petrovna after her marriage.
end partial quote from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helen_of_Serbia
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