Anastasia Mikhailovna | |
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Countess de Torby Lady Anastasia Mikhailovna Wernher | |
![]() Portrait by Philip de László, 1913 | |
Born | Wiesbaden, Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 9 September 1892
Died | 7 December 1977 15 Grosvenor Square, London, England | (aged 85)
Spouse | |
Issue | George Wernher Georgina, Lady Kennard Myra, Lady Butter |
House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
Father | Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia |
Mother | Countess Sophie Nikolaievna of Merenberg |
Lady Anastasia Mikhailovna Wernher CBE (née Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby; 9 September 1892 – 7 December 1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, was a German-born Russian-British aristocrat and thoroughbred racehorse owner.
She was the elder daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia by his morganatic wife, Countess Sophie Nikolaievna of Merenberg. She was the owner of Charlottown, winner of the 1966 Epsom Derby.