Show an Orthodox Grand duchess for the first time since her conversion to the orthodox faith grand duchess sergius of cussia has been to visit her father the grand duke of ness darmstadt this conversion created an immense sensation all through europe for it was believed that she had been forced by her husband 0 o renounce the lutheran creed etwas only a question of money which induced the grand duke to adopt this course the czar having issued a ukase whereby any princess married to a russian grand duke is debarres debarred de barred from receiving a state allowance if she does not belong to the greek church and duke sergius would have been a loser 1 had his wife refused to abandon her religion |