Lords of Jever (from Russia)
1796-1822: Paul
-connected via Catherine the Great
-this lady runs it from abroad
1822-1827: Alexander
1827-1837: Constantine I
1837-1898: Michael
-occupied during Russia's Wars > Turkish War of Succession (1841-4)
-due to "German perfidy"
-then in decades that followed developed as a port
1898-1904: Constantine II
-plans to flee here after Young Russian Revolution (1902-8)
-but comes to naught after executed
-officers continue to run Jever
1904-1905: Interregnum
-essentially run by military in this era
-in 1905 seek to regroup for Tsarist effort and establish this as headquarters for effort
-with most Romanovs dead, declare Alexander's (and Constantine I's) niece empress
Lords of Jever (and Emperors of Russia in exile)
1905-1911: Xenia
-a quite old woman
-daughter of this guy
-moved to Hanover to marry alt-version of this guy a long time ago
-that guy having been son of British emigre and living very different life
-successfully wooed her
-but upon being declared empress decides to convert to Orthodoxy again
-and in 1906 moves along with son
-leaves administration in hands of military
-dies in 1911 at age of 78
1911-1923: George I
-comes to throne at age of 43
-doesn't even speak very good Russian but still has the blood