Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia

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Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia was a Romanov prince and grandson of Tsar Nicholas I, known for his morganatic marriage, exile from Russia, and life as a prominent aristocrat in Western Europe and Britain.

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instanceOf Russian prince
grand duke of Russia
member of the House of Romanov
birthDate 1861-10-04
birthPlace Peterhof, Russian Empire NERFINISHED
causeOfExile unauthorized morganatic marriage
child Count Michael de Torby NERFINISHED
Countess Anastasia de Torby NERFINISHED
Countess Nadejda de Torby NERFINISHED
conflict Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
deathDate 1929-04-26
deathPlace London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED
exiledBy Tsar Alexander III of Russia NERFINISHED
father Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia NERFINISHED
fullName Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia NERFINISHED
givenName Michael
grandfather Tsar Nicholas I of Russia NERFINISHED
grandmother Alexandra Feodorovna of Prussia NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
French
Russian
marriageType morganatic marriage
memberOfDynasty House of Romanov NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED
mother Princess Cecilie of Baden NERFINISHED
notableFor exile from the Russian Empire
life as an aristocrat in Western Europe
morganatic marriage to Countess Sophie of Merenberg
social life in Britain
occupation military officer
patronymicName Mikhailovich NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Hampstead Cemetery NERFINISHED
rank general of cavalry (Russian Imperial Army)
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence Cannes, France NERFINISHED
Keele Hall, Staffordshire NERFINISHED
Kenwood House, Hampstead NERFINISHED
London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED
sibling Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia NERFINISHED
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia NERFINISHED
Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia NERFINISHED
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia NERFINISHED
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia NERFINISHED
Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia NERFINISHED
spouse Countess Sophie Nikolaievna von Merenberg NERFINISHED
Countess Sophie of Merenberg NERFINISHED
spouseFather Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau NERFINISHED
spouseMother Natalia Alexandrovna Pushkina NERFINISHED
spouseType morganatic wife
title Grand Duke of Russia NERFINISHED

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Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia child Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia sibling Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia