Oleg Konstantinowitsch Romanov
Oleg Konstantinovich Romanov ( Russian Олег Константинович Романов * November 15 . Jul / 27. November 1892 greg. In Pavlovsk , † September 29 . Jul / 12. October 1914 . Greg in Vilna Governorate ) was a Russian prince and a member of the house Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp .
Life
Oleg was the fourth son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinowitsch Romanow (1858-1915) and his wife Princess Elisabeth von Sachsen-Altenburg (1865-1927), daughter of Prince Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Princess Augusta Luise von Sachsen-Meiningen.
The parents recognized Oleg's intelligence early on, when he developed and played complicated fantasy games for himself and his siblings. He showed other areas of interest in archeology and architecture . His father chose to send him to a prestigious school, the Alexander Lyceum , rather than just giving him the standard military education like his brothers. Prince Oleg served as four of his brothers in the Russian army in the First World War . He died of the battle wounds he suffered against the Germans in the Vilna governorate .
Worth mentioning
On July 14, 1886, Tsar Alexander III modified the the house laws of the Romanovs, by restricting the title “Grand Duke” or “Grand Duchess” to the children and grandchildren in the male line of a tsar. Distant descendants would in future bear the title "Imperial Princes" or "Princess". Oleg, a great-grandson of Tsar Nicholas I , was an “Imperial Prince” by birth.
Web links
- Full texts at lib.ru (Russian)
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| SURNAME | Romanov, Oleg Konstantinowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Romanov, Prince Oleg Konstantinowitsch (full name); Романов, Олег Константинович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian prince and member of the House of Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pavlovsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1914 |
| Place of death | Vilnius Governorate |