Personal Life[]
"A power-hungry monarch with a penchant for tacky home furnishings, Livia Galatzina had poisened her older sister's entire family in order to ascend the throne of the tiny European kingdom of Pokrovia. Kiki Strike, Livia's unfortunate niece, was saved by Verushka Kozlova, a member of the Royal Guard. After the people of Pokrovia gave Livia the boot, she moved to New York. Kiki and Verushka soon followed, intent on revenge."
- A brief biography of Livia written by Ananka .
The mother of Sidonia "the Princess" Galatzina, and the exiled queen of Pokrovia. On the eve of her sister's coronation as the Queen of Pokrovia, Livia ordered Sergei Molotov to poison Princess Sophia's dinner along with the dinner of her brother-in-law and her niece, Katarina (aka, Kiki Strike). She managed to get her sister and brother-in-law, but her niece was saved by Verushka Kozlova, a former member of the Pokrovian royal guard, making Livia furious.
Livia and her daughter, Sidonia, fled to New York City. They were very rich and lived in a former lodging house near Iris McLeod's home, and Sidonia attended the Atalanta School for Girls, a posh private school in Manhattan. However, their luck eventually ran out. Livia lost her money and had to sell the royal jewels of Pokrovia (but had perfect copies made), all except for a pink diamond ring -- said ring contain directions to a letter that Princess Sophia (Kiki's mother) had written that would ultimately prove that Livia murdered her and her husband (Kiki's father).
After Livia and Sidonia were caught by the Irregulars, they took a plane to Moscow. Ananka says that they were last seen sunbathing at the palatial summer home of well-known Russian gangster.
It's unknown who Livia's husband/Sidonia's father was, as he's never mentioned in any of the books. Assuming that Sidonia is Livia's biological daughter, it's likely that Sidonia's parents are either divorced or Livia's a widow.
Personality and Traits[]
Like her daughter, Livia's cruel and will do anything to get what she wants (even if it means resorting to murder).
Near the end of the first book, it's revealed that Livia's completely bald but wears wigs to cover it up (she had hidden Princess Sophia's pink diamond ring in one of her wigs).