Dorrit Reventlow
| Princess Theodora Alexeevna Romanov | |
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| Princess of Russia | |
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| Born | Dorrit Revetlow April 22, 1942 Recife, Brazil |
| Spouse | Don Telmo de Braganza Dimitri Romanov, Prince of Russia (m. 1993) |
| Issue | Donna Maria de Braganza Pederson |
| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (by marriage) |
| Father | Count Eric Revetlow |
| Mother | Nina Bent Rasmussen |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Princess Theodora Alexeevna Romanov (née Dorrit Revetlow; 22 April 1942, Recife, Brazil) is a Danish translator, benefactor, philanthropist, social activist, and the widow of Prince Dimitri Romanovich Romanov, who had claims to the headship of the Imperial House of Russia.
She was born as Dorrit Reventlow on 22 April 1942 in the city of Recife, Brazil, in the family of Count Eric Revetlow (1903–1944) and his wife Nina Bent Rasmussen (1912–1996). Dorrit is the second child in the family, her brother George was born in 1941 and lived only eight years and died in 1949 in Denmark. Princess Dorrit belongs to an ancient Danish family Counts Reventlow. This family played a prominent role at the royal court, especially during the Great Reforms 1784–1800. One of the Danish Queen from Oldenburg dynasty belonged to the Reventlow family.
Dorrit's father died when she was only two years and in 1946 the family returned to Denmark. Princess Dorrit attended private schools in Denmark and Switzerland, where she learned Portuguese, English, French, Italian and Spanish. In 1961, after the first marriage, she moved to Portugal, where for fifteen years she worked as a meeting and banquet manager and the director of the five star hotel. In 1976 in Lisbon she opened her own translation company. After the death of the first husband in 1985, she returned to Denmark, where she worked as a representative of the Portuguese company on tourism, and was also the chairman of the Danish-Brazilian society. In this role, Princess Dorrit was able to increase the members of society, as well as efforts to promote the Portuguese language and culture.
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