Peter Nikolajewitsch Romanov

Peter Nikolajewitsch Romanov

Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich (Russia Russian Пётр Николаевич Романов ; born January 10, ^jul. / 22. January  1864 ^greg. In St. Petersburg ; † 17th June 1931 in Cap d'Antibes ) was a Russian nobleman from the House of Romanov-Holstein Gottorp .

Life

Peter Nikolajewitsch Romanow was the son of Grand Duke Nikolaus Nikolajewitsch Romanow (1831-1891) and his wife Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna, née. Princess of Oldenburg , (1838–1900) born.

During his childhood, as his parents became increasingly estranged and his older brother Nikolai soon embarked on a military career, he was often alone in the huge Nikolai Palace . That is why Tsar Alexander II brought him to the Winter Palace during the Russo-Ottoman War (1877–1878) . After that, he returned to the Nikolai Palace, while he spent the summers at Znameska Castle .

In parallel to his general training, he was prepared for military service. After graduating from the officers' cavalry school, in 1884 he began his service in the first squadron of the Uhlan Regiment of the Life Guard, whose barracks were in Peterhof .

He served the Uhlans for five years. Shortly after his marriage in 1889, he became ill for the first time and went to Egypt for a spa stay. After the father's death in 1891, the two sons divided up his huge property. Among other things, Peter received the Znamenka Castle, where he lived with his family during the summer. The royal family often came here to eat.

In 1904 Peter Nikolayevich was appointed inspector general of the engineer units. This new obligation tied him mostly to Saint Petersburg, while he spent most of the summer free time in Djulber in the Crimea or abroad. After the beginning of the war in 1914 he was assigned to his brother, who was the Russian commander in chief , at his own request . After his transfer to the Caucasus, he followed him there.

In 1919 he managed to escape from Russia on the British warship HMS Marlborough (1912) . He settled in the south of France, where he died in 1931.

progeny

In 1889 Peter married Princess Militza of Montenegro (1866–1951), daughter of King Nikola of Montenegro , with whom he had the following children:

• Marina Petrovna (1892–1981)
• Roman Petrovich (1896–1978)
• Nadezhda Petrovna (1898–1988)
• Sofia Petrovna (* / † 1898)

literature

• Prince Roman Romanow: At the court of the last tsar. The glamorous world of old Russia, edited by Prince Nikolai and Prince Dimitri Romanow. From the Danish by Lothar Schneider, 1991, April 2005 Piper Munich Zurich ISBN 3-492-24389-4

Web links

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