Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia

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Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia was a prominent late-19th-century Romanov grand duke, Moscow’s governor-general, and influential conservative figure whose assassination in 1905 marked a key moment in the turmoil preceding the Russian Revolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf governor-general
grand duke of Russia
member of the House of Romanov
political figure
activeIn early 20th century
late 19th century
adoptiveParentOf Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
calendarDateOfDeath 1905-02-04 (Old Style)
causeOfDeath assassination
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
dateOfDeath 1905-02-17
father Alexander II of Russia
fullName Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
givenName Sergei
ideology conservatism
monarchism
killedBy Ivan Kalyayev
Socialist Revolutionary Party combat organization
mannerOfDeath killed by bomb
memberOfDynasty House of Romanov
militaryRank general
mother Maria Alexandrovna
nobleRank Prince of the Imperial Blood
nobleTitle Grand Duke of Russia
notableEvent assassination in 1905
notableFor leading conservative influence at the imperial court
role in anti-Jewish policies and expulsions from Moscow
symbolic victim of revolutionary terrorism in pre-revolutionary Russia
notableWork Implementation of conservative policies in Moscow administration
patronymicName Alexandrovich
placeOfBurial Chudov Monastery (original burial)
Novospassky Monastery (reburial)
placeOfDeath Moscow
Russian Empire
positionHeld Commander of the Moscow Military District
Governor-General of Moscow
Member of the State Council of the Russian Empire
relatedTo Nicholas II of Russia
religion Russian Orthodox Church
sibling Alexander III of Russia
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
significantEvent Moscow unrest of 1905
assassination during the 1905 Russian Revolution
spouse Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
uncleOf Nicholas II of Russia


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