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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович, romanized: Mikhail Aleksandrovich; 4 December [O.S. 22 November] 1878 – 13 June 1918) was the youngest son and fifth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and youngest brother of Nicholas II.
Peter III of Russia: 4. Paul I of Russia: 9. Catherine II of Russia: 2. Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia: 10. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg: 5. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg: 11. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt: 1. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia: 12. Frederick I of Württemberg: 6. Prince ...
The reign of Mikhail is usually considered as the last period when Tver still could rival Moscow and oppose the Golden Horde. When Algirdas sued for peace with Moscow and retreated in 1372, Tver swifted its allegiance to the powerful Mongol warlord Mamai. [18] In 1375, Mamai again granted Mikhail II the yarlik of grand prince of Vladimir. [19]
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).
After granting Yury the iarlyk or patent of office, the Khan sent his army under the Mongol general Kavgadii to help Yuri in his struggle with Mikhail Yaroslavich. On 22 December 1317 Mikhail defeated Yuri at a village called Bortenevo (40 km from Tver). Mikhail captured Yuri's wife, who was the Khan's sister.
Aleksandr was born in 1301. [1] He was the second son of Mikhail of Tver by his wife, Anna of Kashin.. He is first mentioned in 1319 when he went with the boyars of Tver to the city of Vladimir to see Yury of Moscow, who was the grand prince at the time. [1]
Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович; 7 October 1869 – 18 July 1918) was the fifth son and sixth child of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaievich of Russia and a first cousin of Alexander III of Russia. He was born and raised in the Caucasus, where his father was viceroy.
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Александр Михайлович Aleksandr Mikhailovich; 13 April 1866 – 26 February 1933) was an Imperial Grand Duke and dynast of the House of Romanov of the Russian Empire, a naval officer, an author, explorer, the first cousin once removed of Emperor Nicholas II and advisor to him.