Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
19/20th-century Imperial Russian prince and naval officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович; 14 January [O.S. 2 January] 1850 in St. Petersburg – 14 November 1908 in Paris) was the fifth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. Chosen for a naval career, Alexei Alexandrovich started his military training at the age of seven. By the age of 20 he had been appointed lieutenant of the Imperial Russian Navy and had visited all Russia's European military ports. In 1871, he was sent as a goodwill ambassador to the United States and Japan.
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich | |
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Born | (1850-01-14)14 January 1850 Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 14 November 1908(1908-11-14) (aged 58) Paris, France |
Burial | |
Spouse | Alexandra Zhukovskaya |
Issue | Alexei Alexeevich |
House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
Father | Alexander II of Russia |
Mother | Marie of Hesse and by Rhine |
In 1883 he was appointed general-admiral. He had a significant contribution in the equipment of the Russian navy with new ships and in modernizing the naval ports. However, after the Russian defeat in the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, and viewed as an incompetent and corrupt dilettante, he was relieved of his command. He died in Paris in 1908.