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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 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]
Grand Duke Michael (on the right) with his eldest brother Nicholas, Baden, 1876.. Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich was born at Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg on 16 October [O.S. 4 October] 1861, the third child and second son of the seven children of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and his wife, Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna (born Princess Cecile of Baden).
Duke Eugen of Württemberg (m. 1874; d. 1877) Anastasia Mikhailovna: Mikhail Nikolaievich: 28 July 1860: 11 March 1922: Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1879; d. 1897) Xenia Alexandrovna: Alexander Alexandrovich: 6 April 1875: 20 April 1960: Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (m. 1894; d. 1933) Elena ...
She was a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his morganatic wife Princess Olga Paley. The couple had one son: The couple had one son: Prince Michael Feodorovich (Paris 4 May 1924 – 22 September 2008); married 1st Paris 15 October 1958 (divorced 1992) Helga Staufenberger (born Vienna , 22 August 1926); m. 2nd Josse 15 ...
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851–1897); 1 son, 2 daughters; 1 illegitimate son. Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia: 16 October 1861: 26 April 1929: Married 1891 (26 February), Sophie of Merenberg (1868–1927); 1 son, 2 daughters. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia: 23 August 1863: 28 January 1919
The Grand Duke and Princess Victoria had a son, born in Moscow on 21 October 2022, who is named Alexander Georgievich Romanov. [34] Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, a claimant to the throne of the Imperial House of Russia, announced that her first grandchild will be called "His Serene Highness Prince Alexander Georgievich Romanov". [34]
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia: 4. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia: 9. Princess Cecilie of Baden: 2. Prince Andrey Alexandrovich of Russia: 10. Alexander III of Russia: 5. Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia: 11. Princess Dagmar of Denmark: 1. Prince Michael Andreyevich of Russia: 12. Girolamo Ruffo dei Duchi di ...