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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 .
Pages in category "Grand dukes of Russia" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 ...
Some of the earliest titles include knyaz and veliky knyaz, which mean "prince" and "grand prince" respectively, and have sometimes been rendered as "duke" and "grand duke" in Western literature. After the centralized Russian state was formed, this was followed by the title of tsar , meaning " caesar ", which was disputed to be the equal of ...
Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia r. 1533–1547 ... Grand Duke of Mecklenburg 1778–1819: Elizabeth Alexeievna 1779–1826: Alexander I 1777–1825
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;
Grand Duke Alexei Petrovich: Heir presumptive and apparent: nephew and eldest son: 18 February 1690: born: 26 June 1718: died: uncertain: Grand Duke Alexander Petrovich 1691–1692, brother uncertain: Heir apparent: eldest son: Peter I: Grand Duke Peter Alekseyevich 1715–1718, son Grand Duke Peter Alekseyevich: Heir apparent: grandson: 26 ...
Picture Name Father Born Died Notes Prince John Konstantinovich: Grand Duke 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 ...