This is a list of those members of the Russian Imperial Family who bore the title Velikiy Knjaz (usually translated into English as Grand Duke, but more accurately Grand Prince). This courtesy title was borne by the sons and male-line grandsons of the Emperors of Russia, along with the style of His Imperial Highness. They were not sovereigns, but members and dynasts of the House of the reigning Emperor. The House of Romanov (Рома́нов, pronounced Ro-MAH-nof) was the second and last imperial dynasty of Russia, which ruled Muscovy and the Russian Empire for five generations from 1613 to 1762. ... The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ... The title Grand Prince (Latin, Magnus Princeps; German, Großfürst, Finnish Suuriruhtinas, Swedish Storfurste, Lithuanian Didysis kunigaikÅ¡tis, Russian Великий князь Velikii kniaz) ranks in honour below Emperor and Tsar but higher than a sovereign Prince (Fürst) or Royal Prince. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ... Tsar, (Bulgarian цар�, Russian царь; often spelled Czar or Tzar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917. ... His/Her Imperial Highness (abbreviation HIH) is a title used by members of an Imperial family to denote Imperial - as opposed to royal - status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King (compare His/Her Royal Highness). ...

For those Grand Dukes who were rulers of Russia, see List of Russian rulers. At different times, a ruler in Ruthenia/Kievan Rus/Muscovy/early Russia/Imperial Russia bore the title of Kniaz (translated as Duke or Prince), Velikiy Kniaz (translated as Grand Duke, Grand Prince or Great Prince), Tsar, Emperor. ...

Background and position

The title Grand Prince had been used in Slavic, Baltic, and Russian, Великий князь The Slavic "knjaz" and the Baltic "kunigaitis" (both nowadays usually translated as Prince) is actually a cognate of King. Thus, a sovereign "Veliki Knjaz" was more like high king than "grand duke". The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ... The Baltic Sea The Baltic region (sometimes briefly The Baltics) is an ambiguous term used to denominate an arbitrary region connected to the Baltic Sea (also called The Baltics). ...

The title Grand Prince originated from 9th century when rulers of Kievan Rus' were so styled. In later medieval Russian states (the Rus') it already was used simultaneously by several rulers in the more expanded Rurikid dynasty and additionally by rulers of neighboring Lithuania (Gediminid dynasty). Kievan Rus′ (Russian: , Kievskaya Rus; Ukrainian: , Kyivs’ka Rus’) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the city of Kiev (Russian: Ки́ев, Kiev; Ukrainian: Ки́їв, Kyiv), from about 880 to the middle of the 12th century. ... The origins of the Rus (or Rus , Русь) are controversial. ...

The title velikiy knyaz continued as a courtesy title for all or several members of the dynasty, such as the Grand Duke of Russia (velikiy knjaz) that belonged to members of the family of the Russian tsar in Russia's imperial era, from the 17th century, although these Grand Princes were not sovereigns. For those Grand Dukes who were rulers of Russia, see List of Russian rulers. A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ... This is a list of those members of the Russian Imperial Family who bore the title Velikiy Knjaz (usually translated into English as Grand Duke, but more accurately Grand Prince). ... At different times, a ruler in Ruthenia/Kievan Rus/Muscovy/early Russia/Imperial Russia bore the title of Kniaz (translated as Duke or Prince), Velikiy Kniaz (translated as Grand Duke, Grand Prince or Great Prince), Tsar, Emperor. ...

Bearing the title Velikiy Kniaz originally had no specific rules: it traditionally belonged to all dynasts, and additionally, dynasts were created whereby the title was granted to some other heirs. Until the 19th century, the Russian Imperial House was usually in a precarious situation, having often no more than a couple of male dynasts. The number to use the title was thus not abundant. Empress Elisabeth of Russia, after all male-line descent had been exhausted, made her sister's son, the future Peter III of Russia a dynast and a Grand Duke, although he was not of male-line descent. Kniaz’ or knyaz (князь in Russian and Ukrainian; cneaz in Romanian fem. ... ... Portrait of Peter III by an uknown artist Peter III (February 21, 1728 - July 17, 1762) (Russian Пётр III Федорович (Pyotr III Fyodorovitch)) was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. ...

After the births of the numerous sons of Nicholas I of Russia, the number of Grand Dukes increased into higher orders of magnitude. This afforded Russia a respite from earlier fragility that had plagued Russian succession, having led even as itself the country to instability. The right to the title was not traditionally limited, and in 1880's (when there existed well over twenty male dynasts) Alexander III of Russia felt that their high number, if all allowed to use Grand Duke, diminishes the prestige of the Imperial House and the weight of the title itself. Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ...

Alexander III formalized the use of titles in the Imperial House. Grand Duke belonged henceforward only to sons and paternal grandsons of the Emperors of Russia, and Grand Duchess correspondingly only to daughters and granddaughters, as well as to legitimate wives of Grand dukes.

A few male infants already born at the time of Alexander's edict thus lost the title. Those Russian dynasts who genealogically were distant from Emperors (as not to be Grand Dukes) were entitled to titulary Prince of Russia. Ivan Constantinovich of Russia (1886-1918) was one of those few who lost the grand ducal title accorded by convention at birth but removed by Alexander III. Alexander III's own grandchildren, children of his daughter Xenia Alexandrovna, were not yet born at the time of the edict, and accordingly became "only" Princes of Russia from their births, as they were great-grandchildren of Nicholas I (one generation too far) when looking at the male lineage. His Highness Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia (Иоанн Константиович) (July 5, 1886–July 18, 1918) was the elder son of HIH Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia by his wife Elisaveta Mavrikievna née HH Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg. ... Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna Romanova (In Russian Великая Княгина Ксения Александровна) (was born on 6 April 1875 in St Petersburg and died 20 April 1960 at Wilderness House in Hampton Court, England) She was the daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Dagmar of Denmark and sister of the last crowned Tsar Nicholas...

The numbers began to decrease for other reasons too. In the last three decades before the evolution, only a couple of boys were born who were entitled to grand ducal title. After the revolution, particularly morganatic marriages axed numbers of dynasts to increasingly low numbers. Alexander III's edict has led to the situation where there is no longer any descendant to be uncontestedly entitled to grand ducal title. A morganatic marriage is a type of marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between persons of unequal social rank (unebenbürtig in German), which prevents the passage of the husbands titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. ...

Great Prince or Grand Prince would be a more accurate translation of this Russian title, but that term is neither standard nor widely used in English nor in French. In German, however, a Russian Grand Duke was known as a Großfürst, and in Latin as Magnus Princeps. "Grand Duke" is the traditional translation of the title Velikiy Kniaz in languages which do not have different words for prince as a substantive title and prince as a courtesy title. English and French are such languages. The title Grand Prince (Latin, Magnus Princeps; German, Großfürst, Finnish Suuriruhtinas, Swedish Storfurste, Lithuanian Didysis kunigaikÅ¡tis, Russian Великий князь Velikii kniaz) ranks in honour below Emperor and Tsar but higher than a sovereign Prince (Fürst) or Royal Prince. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Kniaz’ or knyaz (князь in Russian and Ukrainian; cneaz in Romanian fem. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A substantive title is a title of nobility or royalty actually held, usually alone, by someone which they gained through either grant or inheritance, as opposed to one given or loaned to them either as a courtesy title, or gained through marriage. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...

Grand Dukes of Russia of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp: Table

Portrait of Peter III by an uknown artist Peter III (February 21, 1728 - July 17, 1762) (Russian Пётр III Федорович (Pyotr III Fyodorovitch)) was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. ... Duke Karl Friedrich of Holstein-Gottorp, (1700-1739) was the son of Frederick IV of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Princess Hedwig Sophia of Sweden. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... Portrait of Peter III by an uknown artist Peter III (February 21, 1728 - July 17, 1762) (Russian Пётр III Федорович (Pyotr III Fyodorovitch)) was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Aleksandr Pavlovich Romanov or Tsar Alexander I (The Blessed), (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825), Emperor of Russia (reigned March 23, 1801–December 1, 1825), King of Poland (reigned 1815–1825), son of the Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, afterwards Paul I, and Maria Fedorovna, daughter of the Duke... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Constantine Pavlovich (1779 - 1831), grand duke and tsesarevich of Russia, was prepared by his grandmother, Catherine the Great, to become an emperor of the would-be restored Byzantine Empire. ... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia. ... Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Nikolai Nikolayevich Romanov, Senior (1831 - 1891) was the third son of Nicholas I of Russia, Grand Duke, field marshal. ... Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Velikiy Knjaz Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович (22 April 1847 - 17 February 1909). ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich (1859–1918) was the first-born son of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanov and Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia and a grandson of Nicholas I of Russia. ... Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevich Romanov (6 November 1856 - 5 January 1929) was a Russian general in World War I. A grandson of the Tsar Nicholas I, he was commander in chief of the Russian armies on the main front in the first year of the war, and was later a... Nikolai Nikolayevich Romanov, Senior (1831 - 1891) was the third son of Nicholas I of Russia, Grand Duke, field marshal. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sergei Alexandrovich Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov (April 29, 1857 - February 4, 1905, Old Style) was the seventh child and fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his first Empress-consort Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov of Russia. ... Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich Romanov (1860-1919), was the son of Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanov, and a grandchild of Nicholas I of Russia and a brother to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia. ... Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The eighth child of Tsar Alexander II by his first wife Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse, he was born on Oct. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Grand Duke Konstantin of Russia. ... July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Yurij Mikhailovich, George Mikhailovich (Юрий Михайлович), born 11 August 1863, died 1919, was a cousin of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and a General in Russian army. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nikolai Nikolayevich Romanov, Senior (1831 - 1891) was the third son of Nicholas I of Russia, Grand Duke, field marshal. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia Nicholas II of Russia ( 18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Velikiy Knjaz Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович (22 April 1847 - 17 February 1909). ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch of Russia, Kirill Vladimirovitch Romanov (Кири́лл Влади́мирович Рома́нов) (October 12 (N.S.), 1876—October 12, 1938) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias from 1924 until his death. ... Velikiy Knjaz Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович (22 April 1847 - 17 February 1909). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Velikiy Knjaz Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович (22 April 1847 - 17 February 1909). ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Романов), sometimes called Tsar Michael II (November 22, 1878 (O.S.) - about June 12, 1918) was the son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Velikiy Knjaz Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, in Russian Владимир Александрович / Влади́мирович (22 April 1847 - 17 February 1909). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, of the Imperial House of Romanov (Дмитри Павлович Романов) (September 18, 1891 – March 5, 1941) was a Russian imperial dynast, one of the few Romanovs to escape execution by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. ... The eighth child of Tsar Alexander II by his first wife Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse, he was born on Oct. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Tsarevich Alexei (1904-1918) Tsesarevich (Tsarevich) Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia (In Russian Царевич Алексей Николаевич) (August 12, 1904 - July 17, 1918), of the House of Romanov, was a Tsarevich of Russia and was the youngest child of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse. ... Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia Nicholas II of Russia ( 18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Other people claiming the title

The Russian Empire ceased to exist in March 1917 and many members of the Imperial House were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 and 1919, though some were able to flee Russia. Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich succeeded as de jure Head of the Imperial House in 1918, though the precise fate of his predecessors at the hands of the revolutionaries was not known until some time later. In 1924 he proclaimed himself Emperor and his children Grand Duke and Grand Duchesses of Russia, despite the fact that they were not grandchildren of a reigning Emperor. On his death in 1938, his son Vladimir Kirillovich, styled "Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia", succeeded as Head of the Imperial House, though he never claimed the title of Emperor. Vladimir was married in 1948 to a divorcée, Leonida Georgievna Kirby, née Princess Leonida Bagration-Moukhransky. Whether or not this marriage was dynastically valid according to the laws governing the succession to the Empire of all the Russias and thus the Headship of the Imperial House of Romanov is a subject of great contention between different branches of the Romanov family. His daughter Maria Vladimirovna styles herself "Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia", and claims to have succeeded her father in 1992 as Head of the Imperial House and de jure Empress of Russia. She was married in 1976 to His Royal Highness Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia, who then styled himself "His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia" until their divorce in 1985, and they have one son, Georgi Mikhailovich, styled "His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Georgi Mikhailovich of Russia", born in 1982. Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch of Russia, Kirill Vladimirovitch Romanov (Кири́лл Влади́мирович Рома́нов) (October 12 (N.S.), 1876—October 12, 1938) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias from 1924 until his death. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Titular Emperor (Empress) of Russia is a pretender to be the heir to the Emperors of Russia since the abolition of the monarchy in 1917. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovitch of Russia, Vladimir Kirillovitch Romanov (Влади́мир Кири́ллович Рома́нов) (August 30 (N.S.), 1917 - April 21, 1992) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias from 1938 to his death. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, Titular Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, Mariya Vladimirovna Romanova (Мари́я Влади́мировна Рома́нова) (born December 23, 1953) has claimed to be the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias since 1992. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There have been several dynasts of Russian Imperial House whose name is George (Yurij): Grand Duke Yurij Mikhailovich of Russia (1863-1919), grandson of Nicholas I and son of Grand duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fictional Grand Dukes of Russia

• A Grand Duke Leonid of Russia appears in the Lucky Luke comic book Le Grand-Duc (first published in 1973), by Maurice de Bévère and René Goscinny.
• A Grand Duke Alexei of Russia appears in the Sherlock Holmes short story The Adventure of the Seven Clocks, by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr.

Lucky Luke (left) on the cover of Yo y Yo, a Spanish periodical Lucky Luke is a French language comic book series. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Maurice de Bévère (December 1, 1923 - July 16, 2001), better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist and the creator of Lucky Luke. ... René Goscinny René Goscinny (August 14, 1926 – November 5, 1977) French author, editor and humorist, who is best known for the comic strip Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and the comic strip Lucky Luke. Early life René was born in Paris in 1926, to Stanislas Simkha... Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes (1854-1957, according to William S. Baring-Gould) is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, created by British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ... The Adventure of the Seven Clocks is a Sherlock Holmes story by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr. ... Adrian Conan Doyle (1910-1970) was the youngest son of Arthur Conan Doyle, and his fathers literary executor. ... John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 - February 27, 1977) was a prolific American-born author of detective stories who also published under the pen names Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. ...

About the translated version, Grand Duke

Grand Duke is also the usual and established translation of sovereign Grand Prince in languages which do not have separate words meaning prince for (1) the non-ruling relatives of a monarch, and (2) monarch (sovereign or like) princes. English and French use Grand Duke in this way. Grand Duke is also the usual and established translation in English and French of the Russian courtesy title Velikiy Knjaz (grand prince) of Russia, which from 17th century belonged to members of the family of the Russian tsar, although those Grand dukes were not sovereigns. The title Grand Prince (Latin, Magnus Princeps; German, Großfürst, Finnish Suuriruhtinas, Swedish Storfurste, Lithuanian Didysis kunigaikštis, Russian Великий князь Velikii kniaz) ranks in honour below Emperor and Tsar but higher than a sovereign Prince (Fürst) or Royal Prince. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state, whose titles and ascent are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger monarchical system which has established rules and customs regarding succession, duties, and powers. ...

The title of sovereign Grand Duke and it as translation of Grand Prince thus have clearly different meanings.

In 19th century, the courtesy use of the title "Grand Duke" in Russia expanded because of the births of several male dynasts. The new set of grand dukes afforded the Romanovs a respite from the continued issue of the male succession that plagued it during the 18th century.

Note that a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess as a translation is not necessarily associated with a Grand Duchy; see the relevant articles for more information. The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ... A Grand Duchess is the wife of a Grand Duke or a woman who rules a Grand Duchy in her own right. ...

A Russian Grand Duke or Grand Duchess was an Imperial Highness.

See also:

• List of Grand Duchesses of Russia