Vladimir Alexandrovich Romanov

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich ( Russian Владимир Александрович ; born April 10, ^jul. / 22. April 1847 ^greg. In St. Petersburg ; † February 4 ^{. Jul} / 17th February 1909 ^{. Greg} ) was a member of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp .

Life

Vladimir was the third son of the Russian Tsar Alexander II and his wife Princess Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt ( Maria Alexandrowna ), a daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse-Darmstadt . He was the next younger brother of Tsar Alexander III. and an uncle of Tsar Nicholas II who was murdered in 1918 .

The Vladimir Palace in Saint Petersburg was built for him in 1867–1872 .

Grand Duke Vladimir with his family, 1883

On August 28, 1874, Grand Duke Wladimir married Princess Marie zu Mecklenburg , later Grand Duchess Maria Pawlowna, a daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II , who in turn was a grandson of Tsar Paul I , and Auguste Reuss zu Köstritz . Five children emerged from the mutual connection:

Alexander Vladimirovich (1875–1877)
Kyrill Vladimirovich (1876–1938)

⚭ 1905 Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Boris Vladimirovich (1877–1943)

⚭ 1919 Zinaida Raschewskaya

Andrei Vladimirovich (1879–1956)

⚭ 1921 Matilda Felixovna Kschessinskaya

Jelena Vladimirovna (1882–1957)

⚭ 1902 Prince Nicolaos of Greece and Denmark

Vladimir's son Kyrill married his cousin Victoria Melita, a daughter of Vladimir's sister Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna . Tsar Nicholas II disapproved of this marriage because Victoria had only recently been divorced from his brother-in-law, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt . Cyril was then stripped of his special privileges and his military status. This led to an argument between Vladimir and the Tsar. However, after several deaths occurred in the imperial family, Kyrill received his title and status back and was now third in line to the Russian throne.

literature

Marlene A. Eilers: Queen Victoria's Descendants , Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. (1987)
C. Arnold McNaughton: The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy , London, UK: Garnstone Press. (1973)
C. Arnold McNaughton: The Book of Kings

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personal data
SURNAME	Romanov, Vladimir Alexandrovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Alexandrovich, Vladimir; Александрович, Владимир (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Son of Tsar Alexander II.
DATE OF BIRTH	April 22, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Petersburg
DATE OF DEATH	February 17, 1909
Place of death	St. Petersburg