Proposed to by John Vassilivich, Grand Duke and Emperor of Russia
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Proposed to by John Vassilivich, Grand Duke and Emperor of Russia.
"...; of the youngest daughter, the beautiful Mary Hastings the followi ng circumstance is related: "John Vassilivich, Grand Duke and Emperor of R ussia, having a desire to marry an English lady,was told of Mary Hasting s, who being of blood Royal ,he began to affect: where upon making his des ires known to Queen Elizabeth, who did well approve thereof, he sent ov er Theodore Pissemskoie, a nobleman of great account,his ambassador, wh o, in the name of his master, offered great advantages to the Queen in t he event of a marriage. The Queen hereupon caused the to be attended wi th divers ladies and young nobles, that so the ambassador might have sig ht of her, which was accomplished in York House Garden, near Charing Cros s, London. There was the envoy brought into her presence, and casting do wn his countenance,fell prostrate before her, then rising, with his face s till towards her (the with the rest admiring at this strange salutation ), he said, by his interpreter, "it is suffice him to behold this angel ic presence of her who, he hoped, would be his master's spouse and empress ." The alliance did not, however, take place, and the died unmarried."
BURKE'S Genealogical and Heraldic History of the PEERAGE BARONETAGE AND KN IGHTAGE. Founded 1826 by John Burke and Sir Bernard Burke. Edited by Pet er Townend. Burke's Peerage Limited, London
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Date of Import: 15 Aug 2002/ Not Given