Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia

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Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia was a prominent 19th-century Russian imperial grand duke, son of Emperor Alexander II, influential military commander, and key figure in the politics and culture of the late Romanov court.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian grand duke
human
member of the House of Romanov
birthDate 1847-04-22
birthPlace Russian Empire
Saint Petersburg Governorate
Tsarskoye Selo
child Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia
Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia
Grand Duke Vladimir Vladimirovich of Russia
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
deathDate 1909-02-04
deathPlace Russian Empire
Saint Petersburg
familyName Romanov
father Alexander II of Russia
fieldOfWork arts patronage
military affairs
politics
fullName Vladimir Alexandrovich Romanov
givenName Vladimir
honorificTitle His Imperial Highness
memberOf House of Romanov
militaryRank general of the cavalry
mother Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse
nativeLanguage Russian
nobleTitle Grand Duke of Russia
notableFor influence at the late Romanov court
leadership in the Imperial Russian Army
otherLanguageSpoken French
German
participatedIn Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
patronymicName Alexandrovich
placeOfBurial Peter and Paul Cathedral
positionHeld Commander of the Imperial Guard
President of the Imperial Academy of Arts
grand duke of Russia
member of the State Council of the Russian Empire
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Saint Petersburg
Vladimir Palace
sexOrGender male
sibling Alexander III of Russia
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
spouse Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia


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