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6 days ago · Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (Russian: Сергей Александрович; 11 May 1857 – 17 February 1905) was the fifth son and seventh child of Emperor Alexander II of Russia.
3 days ago · Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, romanized: Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ]; 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881) [a] was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. [1]
2 days ago · Tsar Nicholas II was the first cousin once-removed of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich. To distinguish between them, the Grand Duke was often known within the imperial family as "Nikolasha" and "Nicholas the Tall", while the Tsar was "Nicholas the Short".
Jul 14, 2024 · The Chancellery of the Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. the Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, has the honour and pleasure to announce that the wedding of Her son and heir, H.I.H. Grand Duke George of Russia, and His fiancée, Miss Victoria Romanovna (Rebecca Virginia) Bettarini, will take place on October 1, 2021, in St. Petersburg.
Jul 8, 2024 · RIGA, Latvia – According to the engraved plaque, this Russian silver cycling trophy, offered for sale by Antiqon on May 18, was presented by Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich to the best cyclist in northern Russia and champion of the Tour of St Michaels.
4 days ago · Answer: Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna. She married her first cousin once removed Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich. This was the first marriage between two members of the imperial family as first cousin marriages weren't permitted.
Jul 10, 2024 · Vladimir Zenzinov. Boris Savinkov. Ilya Fondaminsky. One of the founders of the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party, Chernov was the primary party theoretician of the SRs. Following the February Revolution of 1917, he served as Minister for Agriculture in the Russian Provisional Government and Chairman of the Russian Constituent Assembly.
