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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).
Konstantin Konstantinovich: 5 July 1886: 18 July 1918: 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 ...
During the Soviet era, a museum was established in the palace because Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich had bequeathed the palace to the city of Tashkent before he died in 1918, with the condition that a museum be created in the palace. [14] [6] [1] The Grand Duke himself passed away in January 1918 from a brief lung inflammation.
June 16, 1995 - Earth, Wind & Fire headlines the first-ever concert on the Plaza. It was a warm, sunny day when the legendary band, Earth, Wind & Fire joined the TODAY team to perform their ...
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
Grand Duke Vyacheslav Konstantinovich of Russia (1862–1879); died of brain hemorrhage At the end of the 1860s, Konstantin embarked on an affair, having an illegitimate daughter, Marie Condousso. Konstantin had five illegitimate children with his mistress Anna Kuznetsova (1847–1922); they bore the last name Knyazev:
The February Revolution of 1917 set him free, and the former Grand Duke visited Saint Petersburg for the first time in 43 years, but soon returned to Tashkent, suffering with asthma. He made his last will and testament in December 1917 and died of pneumonia on 26 January 1918. [ 2 ]
Hoda Kotb is leaving a legacy of love.. Before making her departure from Today after nearly 18 years on air, Kotb, 60, is celebrating her last week by getting a special surprise from a couple ...