Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya
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| Born | 18 August 1892 Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 January 1955 (aged 62) Sigmaringen, Germany |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Member of Russian and German nobility |
| Title | Duchess of Mecklenburg |
| Spouse(s) | Count Alexander Mikhailovich Tolstoy (1888-1918) George, Duke of Mecklenburg (1899-1963) |
| Children | Countess Irina Aleksandrovna Tolstaya (1917-1988) Count Mikhaïl Alexandrovitch Tolstoy (1918-2004) Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (1921-1996) Duke Alexander of Mecklenburg (born and died 1922) Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg (1924–1962) Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg (born 1933) |
| Parent(s) | (1841-1893) Princess Mariya Grigoryevna Gagarina (1851-1941) |
Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya (18 August 1892 - 22 January 1955), (Russian: Раевская, Ирина Михайловна), was Duchess of Mecklenburg, her second husband George, Duke of Mecklenburg (German: Georg Herzog zu Mecklenburg) was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1934 until his death 1963. Irina is the great-grandmother of Sophie, Princess of Prussia, wife of Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia current head of the House of Hohenzollern.
She was born on 18 August 1892 in Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire into the highest ranks of Russian nobility. Her parents were (1841-1893) and Princess Mariya Grigoryevna Gagarina (1851-1941). Her paternal grandparents were (1801-1843) and his wife Anna Mikhailovna (1819-1883). Her maternal grandparents were Grigory Gagarin (1810-1893) and his wife Sophia Andreievna (1822-1908). Irina was daughter of the Rayevski family who were one of heirs of the famed Grigori Potemkin (1739-1791), Prince of Tauria, descending from the childless Prince's sister Maria Alexandrowna Potemkina (1726-1774).
Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya was married firstly in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire on 5 November 1915 to Count Alexander Mikhailovich Tolstoy (1888-1918), son of (1845-1913) and his wife Princess Olga Alexandrovna .
The children of her first marriage were:
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