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Natalia Brasova, Countess Brasova (Russian: Наталья Брасова; born Natalia Sergeyevna Sheremetyevskaya, Russian: Ната́лья Серге́евна Шереме́тьевская; 27 June 1880 – 23 January 1952) was a Russian noblewoman who married, as her third husband, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia.
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.
Wulfert and Grand Duke Michael had served in the same regiment, The Dowager Empress's Life Guard Cuirassier Regiment, known as the Blue Cuirassiers, stationed at Gatchina near Saint Petersburg. After the scandal that arose from Michael's affair with Wulfert's wife, Wulfert was transferred to Moscow , and Michael was transferred to the Chernigov ...
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia: 9 May 1871: 9 August 1899: died of tuberculosis; had no issue Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia: 6 April 1875: 20 April 1960: married 1894, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia; had issue Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia: 4 December 1878: 13 June 1918
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich (1878-1918) ∞ Natalia Sergeyevna Sheremetyevskaya (1880-1952) cr. Countess Brasova George Mikhailovich, Count Brasov (1910-1931) Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882-1960) ∞ Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg (1868-1924) div. ∞ Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsky (1882-1958)
Apart from Nicholas, Xenia was devoted to her other two brothers, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia and Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich. In 1899, George died from a motorcycle accident, which was traumatic. Grand Duke Michael married without the permission of the Tsar, Natalia Sergeyevna Wulfert. The couple were exiled as punishment.
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich. Alexander was born in Tiflis, in the Tiflis Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Georgia). He was the son of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, the youngest son of Nicholas I of Russia, and Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna (Cecilie of Baden). He was mostly known as "Sandro".
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: Ирина Александровна; 15 July [O.S. 3 July] 1895 – 26 February 1970) was the only daughter and eldest child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.