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Count Mikhail Mikhailovich de Torby was the youngest child and only son of Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich and his morganatic wife Countess Sophie von Merenberg.The marriage was not only morganatic but also illegal under the Imperial house laws and caused a scandal at the Russian court.
He was blamed for her death and was forbidden to attend the funeral. Grand Duke Michael was denied his military rank and was sent into exile. [2] Sophia was created Countess de Torby in 1891 by her uncle, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The title was extended to all three of her children. They had two daughters and one son:
Countess Nadejda de Torby was the second daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia and his morganatic wife Countess Sophie of Merenberg. She was a younger sister of Countess Anastasia de Torby. From left to right: Nadja Michailovna, Michael Mikhailovich, Anastasia Michailovna and their father Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
Grand Duke Michael Mikailovich of Russia (right) with his children (from left to right) Nadejda, Michael and Anastasia. Born on 9 September 1892 in Wiesbaden, Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby, known as Zia, was the first child and elder daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, by his morganatic wife, Countess Sophie Nikolaievna of ...
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich (1861-1929) ∞ Countess Sophie of Merenberg (1868-1927) cr Countess de Torby Countess Anastasia de Torby (1892-1977) ∞ Sir Harold Augustus Wernher (1893-1973) Countess Nadejda de Torby (1896-1963) ∞ George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892-1938) Count Michael de Torby (1898-1959)
Countess Sophie (1868-1927), married morganatically Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (1861-1929), created Countess de Torby by her uncle Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, had issue. Countess Alexandrine (1869-1950), married Argentinian Don Maximo de Eli, no issue.
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).
Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevich of Russia (1832-1909) Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (1859–1919) Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (1861–1929) Count Michael de Torby (1898-1959) Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (1863–1919) Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933)