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Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (Russian: Пётр Никола́евич Рома́нов; 22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1864 – 17 June 1931) was a Russian Grand Duke and a member of the Russian Imperial Family.
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).
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 ).
NameFatherBornDied21 February 172817 July 17621 October 175423 March 180123 December 17771 December 18258 May 177927 June 1831Nicholas 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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- Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Until 1904, the most famous Romanov palace served as the Emperor’s residence (which was later moved to Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo) and during World War I it housed a military hospital.
- Vladimir Palace in St. Petersburg. There are two dozen Grand Duke’s palaces in St. Petersburg alone. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna was one of the few representatives of the royal family who managed to flee abroad after the monarchy was overthrown (and even to smuggle her jewelry out of the country in the process).
- Palace of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna in St. Petersburg. The palace on the Moika Embankment was built as a wedding present from Nicholas II to his sister.
- Anichkov Palace in St. Petersburg. The Anichkov Palace, built on a design by Rastrelli in the middle of the 18th century, is one of the oldest buildings on Nevsky Prospekt.
Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (1856-1929) was Commander in Chief of the Russian army during the first year of the First World War and, for the briefest moment, at the end of Tsar Nicholas II's reign.
A highly spiritual man who married Princess Milicia of Montenegro (daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro) on 26 July 1889. Birth Date. 10 January 1864. Birthplace. Saint Petersburg, Russia. Death Date. 17 January 1931. Occupation. Grand Duke of Russia, Russian Army Lt. General. Notable Family Members. House of Romanov of Russia.
