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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).
Maria was George's paternal first cousin once removed. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna had two daughters: Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia (20 June 1901 – 27 February 1974); married in 1922 Prince Paul Chavchavadze, with whom she had one son, Prince David Chavchavadze.
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia is the son and heir of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, the disputed head of the House of Romanov, [1] and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia. [2] He is the great-grandson of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and a great-great-great-grandson of Alexander II of Russia. [2] [3]
1 son, 2 daughters. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia: 23 August 1863: 28 January 1919: Married 1900 (12 May), Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (1876–1940); 2 daughters. He was killed by the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia: 13 April 1866: 26 February 1933: Married 1894 (6 August),
Their son, Prince David Chavchavadze, thanks in part to his knowledge of Russian, eventually became a CIA officer. After his retirement, he wrote a book about the Grand Dukes of Russia. Princess Nina's husband died in 1971, she outlived him for only a couple of years. She died near Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1974, aged 72. Her son left ...
Upon Alexei's death, there was a period of dynastic struggle between his children by his first wife Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya (Feodor III, Sofia Alexeyevna, Ivan V) and his son by his second wife Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, the future Peter the Great. Peter ruled from 1682 until his death in 1725. [7]
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (9 May [O.S. 27 April] 1871 – 10 July [O.S. 28 June] 1899) was the third son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria of Russia and brother of Emperor Nicholas II.
Michael died on the same day as his cousin, Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia. [4] Prince Feodor and his wife lived separated in 1930. Princess Irina began a relationship with Count Hubert de Monbrison (15 August 1892 – 14 April 1981) and had a daughter with him while still married to Prince Feodor, who recognized the child as his. [5]