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Nicholas Pavlovich Romanov Tsar of Russia
(25 JUN 1796 - 18 FEB 1855) |
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Frederica Louisa Charlotta Wilhelmina Hohenzollern
(1798 - 1860) |
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Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov
(27 JUL 1831 - 13 APR 1891) |
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Alexandra Petrovna Von Oldenberg
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| Birth Date | 6 NOV 1856 |
| Death Date | 1929 |
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| Notes for Prince Nikolai Nikolayevich Romanov Of Russia |
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Nikolai Nikolayevich (1856-1929), Russian grand duke and army
officer, born in Saint Petersburg; he was a nephew of Emperor
Alexander II and was educated for the military service. As a
member of the Russian general staff he distinguished himself
during the war with Turkey (1877-78). Becoming inspector general
of the cavalry in 1895, he introduced training and
organizational reforms in the cavalry schools. In 1905 he was
appointed commander in chief of the St. Petersburg military
district and made president of the newly created council for
national defense. At the outbreak of World War I he was
appointed commander in chief of the Russian army. The following
year Emperor Nicholas II personally took command of the Russian
armies, and the grand duke was made commander in the Caucasus
region. In 1917, after the Russian Revolution, the grand duke
went into exile in Paris, where he spent his remaining years.
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