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| Alexander Mikhailovich Grand Duke of Russia Sandro 04/01/1866-02/26/1933 |
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| Once a Grand Duke by Alexander, Grand Duke of Russia, 1931 Always a Grand Duke by Alexander, Grand Duke of Russia, 1933 Once a Grand Duchess: Xenia, Sister of Nicholas by John Van Der Kiste, Coryne Hall, 2003 The Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russias by W Bruce Lincoln, 1987 Chronicle of the Russian Tsars: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Russia by David Warnes, 1999 |
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| Marriage 07/25/1894 Xenia Alexandrovna Grand Duchess of Russia 03/25/1875-04/20/1960 |
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| Alexander was an important member of the Royal family due to his closeness with Nicholas II. Alexander fell in love with his second cousin Xenia, the eldest daughter of Alexander III. Sandro campaigned with his father for over a year to win the approval of the Emperor and Empress to marry Xenia. The Empress was not to be rushed in this manner and after a long battle, the honor was won and the couple were married on July 25, 1894 in St Petersburg. The union produced seven children, a daughter followed by six sons. A majority of the current Romanovs visible in today's society are descendants of Alexander and members of the Mikhailovichi clan of the Romanovs--those descendant of Mikhail, son of Nicholas I. The Navy was the main occupation and calling for Sandro. He served many years around the world and was an avid collector of books on all things Naval. It was also Alexander who was responsible for modernizing the Russian armed forces by introducing the idea of an Air Force--much to the chagrin of the military leaders of the time. He opened the first flight school in Russia and built an Air Force from the ground up. Spirituality and religion played an important role in the life of Sandro. Not only did he try to live spiritually, he spent a lot of time examining his spirituallity and also spent time in his latter years lecturing on the subject. As a member of the Greek Orthodox Church, he was not always in agreement with the teachings and relied more on what he knew first hand and what came to him in dreams. At one time, a vision of a spirit held a conversation with him outside the casino in Deauville. Alexander wrote several books on spirituality--intended to be read by none. Few copies were printed and their reception was uninportant to Alexander. A true friend to "cousin Nicky" and to Russia, Sandro did his best to serve his countrymen and to prevent the suicide of an Empire. Such as the level-headed advice of Grand Duchess Ella to her sister the Empress Alexandra, this advice fell on deaf ears. |
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| 07/03/1895-02/26/1970 Irina Alexandrovna, Princess 01/12/1897-05/18/1981 Andrew Alexandrovich, Prince 12/11/1898-11/30/1968 Feodor Alexandrovich, Prince 01/04/1900-09/12/1974 Nikita Alexandrovich, Prince 08/02/1901-07/07/1980 Dmitri Alexandrovich, Prince 11/11/1902-07/31/1978 Rostislav Alexandrovich, Prince 06/24/1907-06/23/1989 Vassali Alexandrovich, Prince |