Nikolai Konstantinowitsch Romanov
Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich Romanov (February * 2 . Jul / 14. February 1850 greg. In Saint Petersburg , † January 14 jul. / 27. January 1918 greg. In Tashkent ) was a member of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp .
Life
Nikolai was the eldest son of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Romanow (1827-1892) and his wife Princess Alexandra von Sachsen-Altenburg (1830-1911) (Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifowna Romanowa), daughter of Duke Joseph von Sachsen-Altenburg and Princess Amalie von Württemberg . Through his father, Nikolai was a grandson of the Russian Tsar Nicholas I.
Nikolai Konstantinovich went to the military academy in Saint Petersburg and later became a talented officer in the Russian army . He was also known as an incorrigible philanderer. Fanny Lear, an American theater actress, was also one of his lovers. Together with his lover he wanted to steal his mother's diamonds (1870), but they were betrayed and Grand Duke Nikolai was sent into exile in Tashkent.
In Tashkent he was under constant supervision and made a great contribution to the improvement of the local area. In addition to two canals (forming the Tsar Nicholas Canal), which he planned and implemented, in 1890 he opened part of the Romanov Palace in Tashkent to the public in order to display his valuable collection of art treasures. Today it belongs to the State Museum.
Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinowitsch Romanow married Nadejda Alexandrowna Dreyer (1861–1929) in Orenburg in 1882 in a morganatic marriage . The marriage resulted in two sons, Artemi Nikolaiewitsch Prince Romanowsky-Iskander (1883-1919) and Alexander Nikolaiewitsch Prince Romanowsky-Iskander (1889-1957). From two further affairs , with Alexandra Abaza and Daria Eliseiewna, he had five more children.
On January 27, 1918, Grand Duke Nikolai died and, despite the revolution, was buried with a state funeral in St. George's Cathedral in Tashkent. The cathedral was demolished under the Soviet regime.
Web links
- Ever. W. Ptschelow: Monarchs of Russia (Монархи России), Olma-Press, Moscow 2003, page 548 (Russian)
- Nikolai Konstantinowitsch Romanow , Pisma o Tashkente (Letters from Tashkent), January 22, 2010 (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Romanov, Nikolai Konstantinowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Николай Константинович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Member from the house of Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1918 |
| Place of death | Tashkent |