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Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович; 14 January [O.S. 2 January] 1850 in St. Petersburg – 14 November 1908 in Paris) was the fifth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Marie of Hesse and by Rhine.
Jul 21, 2018 · Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich, the fourth of the six sons and the fifth of the eight children of Alexander II, Emperor of All Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (Empress Maria Alexandrovna), is most well-known for his coast to coast official visit to the United States in 1871 where one of the highlights was buffalo hunting with Buffalo ...
Grand dukes of Russia of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp. Ioann Konstantinovich was born as a Grand Duke of Russia with the style Imperial Highness, but at the age of 9 days, an Ukaz of his cousin Emperor Alexander III of Russia stripped him of that title, as the Ukaz amended the House Law by limiting the grand-ducal title to grandsons of ...
NameFatherBornDied21 February 172817 July 17621 October 175423 March 180123 December 17771 December 18258 May 177927 June 1831Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia (Russian: Сергей Александрович; 11 May 1857 – 17 February 1905) was the fifth son and seventh child of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. He was an influential figure during the reigns of his brother Emperor Alexander III of Russia and his nephew Emperor Nicholas II, who was also his ...
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (Saint Petersburg 14 January 1850 (4 January O.S.) – Paris, 14 November 1908) was the sixth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse).
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich. Russian School, Circa 1870. Oil on Canvas. Tsarskoe Selo Museum-Preserve. Inv. No. ED-480-X, The Grand Duke was one of the three sons of Alexander II. He was born in 1850 and was considered the best looking man in the Romanov clan at the time.
In the winter of 1871, North America was abuzz with excitement about the visit of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. The youngest son of Czar Alexander II, Alexei Alexandrovich (anglicized as Alexis) was 21 years old at the time of his visit and was by all accounts a tall, handsome man with fine manners but a somewhat immoderate taste for partying.
