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George was born in Madrid in 1981, the son of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (daughter and heir of Vladimir Cyrillovich, Grand Duke of Russia [3] [2]) and her husband Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (titled at the time Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, [4] [1] son of Prince Karl Franz of Prussia and Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath).
Grand Duke George met Bettarini while working for the European Parliament in Brussels. [4] [5] They moved to Russia in 2019. [6] Bettarini's engagement ring featured a centered ruby cabochon gemstone and two diamonds. [1] Bettarini converted from Roman Catholicism to Russian Orthodoxy for the wedding, adopting the name Victoria Romanovna. [3] [4]
Ioann Konstantinovich was born as a Grand Duke of Russia with the style Imperial Highness, but at the age of 9 days, an Ukaz of his cousin Emperor Alexander III of Russia stripped him of that title, as the Ukaz amended the House Law by limiting the grand-ducal title to grandsons of a reigning emperor.
The Grand Duke, promoted from his previous rank of colonel to major-general, received command of a newly formed division: the Caucasian Native Cavalry, which became known as the "Savage Division". The appointment was perceived as a demotion because the division mostly comprised new Muslim recruits rather than the elite troops that Michael had ...
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia with his foster children: Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Jr. and Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovich Although their marriage remained childless, the two children of Grand Duke Paul , Grand Duchess Maria and Grand Duke Dimitri , often joined their household, spending Christmases and later some summer holidays ...
At the time, Nicholas had no children, thus, according to the laws of succession of the Russian Empire, the Grand Duke George became Tsesarevich, the heir presumptive to the throne. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] George's ill-health had forced him to relocate to Likani , making it impossible for him to return to St. Petersburg for the funeral of his father. [ 9 ]
The fourth child of the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and his spouse Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Grand Duke Konstantin was born on 22 August [O.S. 10 August] 1858 at the Constantine Palace, in Strelna in the Tsarskoselsky Uyezd of Saint Petersburg Governorate (now part of Saint Petersburg).
Grand Duke Sergei was born on 7 October [O.S. 25 September] 1869, at Borjomi, [1] his father's 200,000 acres (810 km 2) estate 90 miles (140 km) from Tiflis. [2] [3] He was the fifth son and sixth child of the seven children of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and his wife Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna, born