Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (Russian: Владимир Александрович; * 10 Apriljul / April 22 1847greg in Saint Petersburg, .. † 4 Februarjul / February 17 1909greg ibid. . ) 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 Alexandrovna ), a daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse -Darmstadt. He was the next younger brother of Tsar Alexander III. and an uncle of the murdered Tsar Nicholas II 1918

For him, the 1867-1872 Vladimir Palace was built in St. Petersburg.

On August 28, 1874 married Grand Duke Vladimir Princess Marie of Mecklenburg, later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II, who in turn was a grandson of Tsar Paul I, and Auguste Reuss zu Köstritz. From the joint compound produced five children:

• Alexander Vladimirovich (1875-1877)
• Cyril Vladimirovich (1876-1938)

• Boris Vladimirovich (1877-1943)

• Andrei Vladimirovich (1879-1956)

• Yelena Vladimirovna (1882-1957)

Vladimir's son Cyril married his cousin Victoria Melita, a daughter of Wladimir's sister Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna. Tsar Nicholas II disapproved of this marriage because Victoria only a short time had previously been divorced from his brother, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse -Darmstadt. Cyril were then stripped of his special privileges as well as his military status. This led to a dispute between Vladimir and the Tsar. However, since there were several deaths in the imperial family, Cyril got back his title and status and was now in third place in the Russian throne.