Lady Shannon Annesley

Grand Duchess Elena Feodorovna of Russia (born Lady Shannon Annesley; 16 July 1863 – 5 August 1957) was the second child and only daughter of William Annesley, 4th Earl Annesley and Mary Annesley, Countess Annesley (later Mary Devine, Countess Devine). She was a younger sister of Ferdinand Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley, a half-sister of both Richard Devine, 1st Duke of Saint Helens, whose only son was William Devine and Governor-General George Devine; and the wife of Grand Duke Eduard Pavlovich of Russia, the youngest son of Grand Duke Paul Nikolaevich of Russia and the mother of Grand Duchesses Alexandra (1883-1918), Olga (1884-1981), Klara (1887-1964), Elena (1890-1972) and Grand Duke Eduard (1891-1918). She was in England to avoid being executed by the Bolsheviks, with her daughters Olga, Klara and Elena when her husband, eldest daughter and only son were executed by the Bolsheviks in Russia, After her husband and two children were executed, Grand Duchess Elena stayed at England, later moved to the United States, lived in New York and died there on 5 August 1957, aged 94.