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Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich
Born:
1832, Peterhof
Died:
1909, Cannes
Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich was the seventh child and fourth son of Nicholas I and Alexandra Fyodorovna. He was born at Peterhof Palace (1832). Master of the ordnance and commander of the artillery (1852), commander of the Caucasian Military District (1865–81), fieldmarshal (1878) and chairman of the State Council (1881–1905). Supported conservative groups of the nobility. Married Princess Cäcilie Auguste of Baden, who converted to Orthodoxy as Grand Duchess Olga Fyodorovna. He died in Cannes (1909).
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