WebPeter III of Russia: 8. Paul I of Russia: 17. Catherine II of Russia: 4. Nicholas I of Russia: 18. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (= 28) 9. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg: 19. Margravine Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (= 29) 2. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia: 20. Frederick William II of Prussia: 10. Frederick ...

WebGrand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (Сергей Александрович; 11 May 1857 – 17 February 1905) was the fifth son and seventh child of Emperor Alexander II of Russia.He was an influential figure during the reigns of his brother Emperor Alexander III of Russia and his nephew Emperor Nicholas II, who was also his brother-in-law through Sergei's …

WebEarly life and marriage. Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich was the second son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievich the Elder (1831–1891) and Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838–1900).. He was born in Saint Petersburg.As was the custom for Russian Grand Dukes (the title applied to all sons and grandsons of a Russian Emperor), the Grand …

WebGrand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Александр Михайлович Aleksandr Mikhailovich; 13 April 1866 – 26 February 1933) was a dynast of the Russian Empire, a naval officer, an author, explorer, the brother …

WebPeter III of Russia: 8. Paul I of Russia: 17. Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst: 4. Nicholas I of Russia: 18. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg: 9. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg: 19. Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt: 2. Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia: 20. Frederick William II of Prussia: 10. Frederick William III of Prussia: 21.

WebGrand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (Russian: Николай Николаевич Романов (младший – the younger); 18 November 1856 – 5 January 1929) was a Russian general in World War I (1914–1918). The son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831–1891), and a grandson of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, he was commander in …

WebGrand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (Russian: Влади́мир Александрович; 22 April 1847 – 17 February 1909) was a son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia, a brother of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and the senior Grand Duke of the House of Romanov during the reign of his nephew, Emperor Nicholas II.. Grand Duke Vladimir followed a …

WebOn 29 May 1897, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia recorded in his diary that Nicholas II had named Tatiana as an homage to the heroine in Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse Eugene Onegin.According to him, he wanted to name his daughter after Olga and Tatiana, the sisters in the famous poem. Tatiana's title was "Grand Princess", but it …

WebGrand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna was born on 17 October [O.S. 5 October] 1853 at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo.She was the sixth child and only surviving daughter among the eight children of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his first wife, Empress Maria Alexandrovna, née Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. At the time of her birth, …

WebGrand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (Maria Nikolaevna Romanova; Russian: Великая Княжна Мария Николаевна, 26 June [O.S. 14 June] 1899 – 17 July 1918) was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.Her murder following the Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in her canonization as a passion bearer …