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1 giorno fa · Nicholas thus abdicated on behalf of his son, and drew up a new manifesto naming his brother, Grand Duke Michael, as the next Emperor of all the Russias. He issued a statement but it was suppressed by the Provisional Government.
1 giorno fa · The Russian 1st Caucasus Army Corps was stationed in Georgia and Armenia, composed of approximately 50,000 men and 202 guns under the overall command of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich, Governor General of the Caucasus.
3 giorni fa · Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, commander-in-chief of the Russian Army at the start of World War I, then commanded the Caucasus front; Pyotr Rumyantsev-Zadunaysky, hero of the Seven Years' War, won the battles of Larga and Kagula and concluded the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74 by the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, military writer
2 giorni fa · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
3 giorni fa · The Grand Duke Michael of Russia, accompanied by his suite, arrived at Newcastle on August 1, when he visited the Royal Jubilee School, Heaton colliery, and the Low Glass-houses. Next morning, the illustrious stranger proceeded to Alnwick Castle.
4 giorni fa · Nobility titles have always carried a certain allure and significance, often shrouded in a mix of mystery and grandeur. Among these titles, the Grand Duke.
1 giorno fa · In development of the Third Rome ideas, the grand duke Ivan IV ("the Terrible") was officially crowned the first tsar of Russia in 1547. The tsar promulgated a new code of laws ( Sudebnik of 1550 ), established the first Russian feudal representative body (the Zemsky Sobor ), revamped the military, curbed the influence of the clergy ...
