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Born | Bely Klyuch, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire | 23 August 1863
Died | 28 January 1919 Petrograd, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic | (aged 55)
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House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
Father | Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia |
Mother | Princess Cecilie of Baden |
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Георгий Михайлович; 23 August 1863 – 28 January 1919) was a Grand Duke of Russia, first cousin of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and a General in the Russian army. Born in Tbilisi while his father was the Governor-General of Russian provinces of Transcaucasia, he was the second surviving son of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and Princess Cecilie of Baden. His paternal grandparents were Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Princess Charlotte of Prussia. His maternal grandparents were Grand Duke Leopold I of Baden and Princess Sophie of Sweden.
On 29 January 1919, George was moved to Peter and Paul Fortress in Petrograd, and in the early hours of the following day he was shot there by a firing squad, along with his brother, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich, and his cousins Grand Dukes Paul Alexandrovich and Dmitri Constantinovich.
On 30 April 1900 at Corfu, Grand Duke George married Princess Maria, daughter of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia. Maria was George's paternal first cousin once removed.
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna had two daughters:
The Grand Duke received several Russian and foreign decorations:
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Grand Duke George Mikhailovich | |
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Born | Bely Klyuch, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire | 23 August 1863
Died | 28 January 1919 Petrograd, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic | (aged 55)
Spouse | |
Issue | |
House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
Father | Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia |
Mother | Princess Cecilie of Baden |
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Георгий Михайлович; 23 August 1863 – 28 January 1919) was a Grand Duke of Russia, first cousin of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and a General in the Russian army. Born in Tbilisi while his father was the Governor-General of Russian provinces of Transcaucasia, he was the second surviving son of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and Princess Cecilie of Baden. His paternal grandparents were Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Princess Charlotte of Prussia. His maternal grandparents were Grand Duke Leopold I of Baden and Princess Sophie of Sweden.
On 29 January 1919, George was moved to Peter and Paul Fortress in Petrograd, and in the early hours of the following day he was shot there by a firing squad, along with his brother, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich, and his cousins Grand Dukes Paul Alexandrovich and Dmitri Constantinovich.
On 30 April 1900 at Corfu, Grand Duke George married Princess Maria, daughter of King George I of the Hellenes and Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia. Maria was George's paternal first cousin once removed.
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna had two daughters:
The Grand Duke received several Russian and foreign decorations:
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