Michael Pavlovich Romanov
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Grand Duke Michael Pawlowitsch of Russia ( Russian Михаил Павлович , scientific transliteration Michail Pavlovič ); (* January 28 . Jul / 8. February 1798 greg. In St. Petersburg ; † August 28 jul. / 9. September 1849 greg. In Warsaw ) was a member of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp .
Life
Michael was the youngest of ten children of the Russian Tsar Paul I and his second wife, Princess Sophie Dorothee von Württemberg .
On February 19, 1824, he married his cousin (second degree) Princess Charlotte of Württemberg , called Helena Pawlowna , eldest daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Saxony-Hildburghausen in Saint Petersburg . However, Michael was more interested in the army than his wife, so the marriage was not exactly happy. The couple nevertheless had five daughters:
- Maria Michailowna (March 9, 1825, Moscow - November 19, 1846, Vienna ), unmarried
- Elisabeth Michailowna (May 26, 1826, Moscow - January 28, 1845, Wiesbaden )
- ∞ Duke Adolph of Nassau
- Katharina Mikhailovna (August 28, 1827, St. Petersburg - May 12, 1894, ibid)
- ∞ Prince Georg of Mecklenburg (1824–1876)
- Alexandra Mikhailovna (January 28, 1831, Moscow - March 27, 1832, ibid.)
- Anna Michailovna (October 27, 1834, Moscow - March 22, 1836, St. Petersburg)
Others
The Mikhailovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, built from 1819 to 1825 according to plans by Carlo Rossi , was built for the Grand Duke. Today it houses the Russian Museum .
The Mikhailovsky Theater in Saint Petersburg is named after him.
His only surviving child was Grand Duchess Katharina Mikhailovna. Through her marriage to Georg zu Mecklenburg , the youngest son of Grand Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , her descendants became aspirants to the throne of the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
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| SURNAME | Romanow, Michael Pavlovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michael Pavlovich of Russia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Member of the House of Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1849 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |