| Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich | |
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 Michael Nikolaevich,c. 1880–90 | |
| Born | (1832-10-25)25 October 1832 Peterhof Palace,Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 18 December 1909(1909-12-18) (aged 77) Cannes,Alpes-Maritimes, France |
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
| Father | Nicholas I of Russia |
| Mother | Charlotte of Prussia |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Service years | 1846–1909 |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
| Commands | Caucasus Military District |
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (Russian:Михаил Николаевич; 25 October 1832 – 18 December 1909) was a Russianfield marshal, the fourth son and seventh child of EmperorNicholas I of Russia andCharlotte of Prussia. He was the first owner of theNew Michael Palace on thePalace Quay inSaint Petersburg.
On 16 August 1857, he marriedPrincess Cecilie of Baden (1839–1891), daughter ofLeopold, Grand Duke of Baden andSophie of Sweden. Cecily adopted the name Olga Feodorovna, and had the following children with him:
| Name | Birth | Death | Spouse(dates of birth & death)and children[1][2] | |
%2c_young.jpg) | Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia | 184026 April 1859 | 191928 January 1919 | Unmarried. He was killed by theBolsheviks during the Russian revolution; no issue |
 | Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia | 186028 July 1860 | 192211 March 1922 | Married 1879 (24 January), Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851–1897); 1 son, 2 daughters; 1 illegitimate son. |
 | Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia | 186116 October 1861 | 192926 April 1929 | Married 1891 (26 February), Sophie of Merenberg (1868–1927); 1 son, 2 daughters. |
 | Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia | 186323 August 1863 | 191928 January 1919 | Married 1900 (12 May), Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (1876–1940); 2 daughters. He was killed by theBolsheviks during the Russian revolution. |
.jpg) | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia | 186613 April 1866 | 193326 February 1933 | Married 1894 (6 August), Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875–1960); 1 daughter, 6 sons. |
 | Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia | 18697 October 1869 | 191818 July 1918 | Unmarried. He was killed by the Bolsheviks during the Russian revolution; no issue |
 | Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia | 187528 December 1875 | 18952 March 1895 | Unmarried; no issue |
He served 20 years (1862–1882) as theGovernor General of Caucasia, being seated inTbilisi, the town which most of his children remembered as the home of their childhood. In theRusso-Turkish War of 1877–1878, he was nominal Commander-in-Chief of the Russian troops in the Caucasus and was appointed Field Marshal General in April 1878.
In the course of his life, four members of his family ruled as Emperors of Russia: his father, Nicholas I; his brother,Alexander II; his nephew,Alexander III; as well as his grand-nephew,Nicholas II, whose second daughter,Grand Duchess Tatiana, the Grand Duke was godfather to.
He died inCannes, France, on 18 December 1909. He was the last surviving legitimate grandchild ofPaul I of Russia.
He was remembered byGrand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, granddaughter of his eldest brother, in her memoirs: "My great-uncle, Grand Duke Michael came from time to time to pay us visits. He was an old gentleman of great height and unforgettable elegance; he fascinated us by the perfection and harmony of his gestures, by his affability and his air of a grand seigneur of an epoch already vanished. He was the last of the Grand Dukes who, according to the custom of my grandfather's time, tutoi-ed the men, and in spite of his age he bowed with touching grace before the women as he kissed their hands."[3]
Prussia:
Württemberg:[7]
Netherlands:Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion,1849
Austria: Grand Cross of theRoyal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen,1851[8]
Grand Duchy of Hesse:Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order,7 June 1852[9]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach:Grand Cross of the White Falcon,19 June 1852[10]
Baden:[11]
Bavaria:Knight of St. Hubert,1852[12]
Parma:Senator Grand Cross of the Constantinian Order of St. George,1852[13]
Saxony:Knight of the Rue Crown,1852[14]
Two Sicilies:Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit,1852
Oldenburg:Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown,26 July 1853[15]
Sardinia:Knight of the Annunciation,11 January 1857[16]
Nassau:Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau,1860
Persia: Order of the August Portrait,1865
France:Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour,June 1876[17]
Mecklenburg-Schwerin:Military Merit Cross, 2nd and 1st Classes,November 1877
Denmark:Knight of the Elephant,10 September 1881[18]
Sweden-Norway:Knight of the Seraphim,15 February 1892[19]
Emirate of Bukhara: Order of the Sun of Alexander,1898| Ancestors of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia |
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