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This is a list of those members of the Russian imperial family who bore the title velikiy knjaz (usually translated into English as grand duke, but more accurately grand prince). This courtesy title was borne by the sons and male-line grandsons of the Emperor of all the Russias , along with the style of His Imperial Highness .
Imperial Standard of the grand duchesses. Although male grand dukes of Russia (sons or male-line grandsons of reigning emperors) existed after 1917, when the imperial house was deposed, none of them contracted an equal marriage after that date; so the title grand duchess was not gained by marriage thereafter — though it would have been ...
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia; Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia; Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia; Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831–1891) Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856–1929) Nicholas I of Russia
This is a list of princely families of Russia (Russian Empire) The list includes: families of «natural» Russian princely stock - descended from old Russian dynasties (Rurik Dynasty) and Lithuania (Gediminovich and others); families, whose princely titles were granted by Russian Emperors; foreign princely families naturalised in Russia;
Konstantin Pavlovich (Russian: Константи́н Па́влович; 8 May [O.S. 27 April] 1779 – 27 June [O.S. 15 June] 1831) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
Dmitry III, Grand Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal (Rurikids) - 18 January 1367 19 May 1389 husband's death: 7 July 1407 Dmitry I: Sophia of Lithuania: Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania (Gediminids) c. 1371 21 January 1391 27 February 1425 husband's death: 13 July 1453 Vasily I - Maria Yaroslavna of Borovsk: Yaroslav Vladimirovich, Prince of ...
Nevertheless, when in 1915 Nicholas II, before the lack of successible grand dukes, allowed them to retain their personal rights, as it had happened in practice with Alexander II after his second and morganatic marriage, Kirill Vladimirovich's issue was never deemed to be considered morganatic, nor were they demoted from grand dukes to mere ...
As a grandson in the male line to a Russian Tsar, he was titled Grand Duke. Kirill's parents, wealthy and sophisticated, were influential figures in Russian society. Grand Duke Vladimir was cultured and a great patron of the arts, while Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna was a renowned hostess in the Imperial capital. [3]