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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (Russian: Николай Николаевич Романов (младший – the younger); 18 November 1856 – 5 January 1929) was a Russian general in World War I (1914–1918).
Nicholas was a Russian grand duke and army officer who served as commander in chief against the Germans and Austro-Hungarians in the first year of World War I and was subsequently (until March 1917) Emperor Nicholas II’s viceroy in the Caucasus and commander in chief against the Turks.
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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (Russian: Великий князь Николай Николаевич; 8 August 1831 – 25 April 1891) was the third son and sixth child of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Alexandra Feodorovna.
Nikolai Nikolaevich was a senior Russian officer and cousin of Tsar Nicholas II. He reformed the army, commanded in WWI, and interfered in civilian affairs until his removal in 1915.
Learn about the life and career of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, the commander of the Russian army during the first year of the First World War and the uncle of Tsar Nicholas II. Find out how he was dismissed, exiled and died after the February Revolution.
On November 16, 1924, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich took over the leadership of the Russian All-Military Union (ROVS). He did not obtain real power in the organization; however, he was respected among the officer corps and generals.
Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov (1856-1929) was a keyfigure in late Imperial Russia, and one of its foremost soldiers.At the outbreak of World War I, his...
