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Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (9 May [O.S. 27 April] 1871 – 10 July [O.S. 28 June] 1899) was the third son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria of Russia and brother of Emperor Nicholas II.
Jul 24, 2018 · Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia was born on May 9, 1871, at the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg, Russia. He was the third, but second surviving son, and the third of the six children of Alexander III, Emperor of All Russia and Dagmar of Denmark (Maria Feodorovna).
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia (9 May [O.S. 27 April] 1871 – 10 July [O.S. 28 June] 1899) was the third son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria of Russia and brother of Emperor Nicholas II.
Apr 26, 2022 · Grand Duke George Alexandrovich was the third son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Marie of Russia. At times he was referred to by his relatives as "weeping willow" and was a much beloved member of the imperial family.
- May 06, 1871
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 1831Jan 28, 2019 · Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich (b. 1860), Grand Duke Dmitri Konstantinovich (b. 1860), Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich (b. 1859) and his brother Grand Duke George Mikhailovich (b. 1863) were murdered in cold blood by their Bolshevik captors.
Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich (standing behind the empress to the left) succeeded his father as Tsar Nicholas II and was the last emperor of Russia. He was forced to abdicate in 1917 and was murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918.