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Bequest of Concordia A. Gregorieff, 2009.348.31a-b, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History c…
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
Bequest of Concordia A. Gregorieff, 2009.348.31a-b, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, No Known Copyright

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia

Russian, 1878 - 1918
BiographyGrand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia was the youngest son and fifth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and youngest brother of Nicholas II. He was designated Emperor of Russia after his brother Nicholas II abdicated in 1917 and proclaimed him Emperor Michael II, but Michael declined to take power a day later.
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