Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg
Alexander Georgievich | |
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Duke of Leuchtenberg | |
Reign | 16 May 1912 – 26 September 1942 |
Predecessor | George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg |
Successor | Sergei Georgievich |
Born | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | 13 November 1881
Died | 26 September 1942 Salies-de-Béarn, France | (aged 60)
Burial | Salies-de-Béarn, France |
Spouse |
Nadezhda Caralli (m. 1917) |
Beauharnais | |
Father | George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg |
Mother | Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg |
Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg (13 November 1881 – 26 September 1942), also known as Prince Alexander Georgievich Romanovsky or less commonly Alexander de Beauharnais, was the only son of
through both of his parents.Family and early life
Alexander Georgievich ("Sandro") was born on 13 November 1881, as the only surviving child of
Military career
Alexander served as a sub-Lieutenant of the
Marriage
In 1909, Alexander featured in many newspapers after rumors spread that he would enter into a
In 1912, Alexander was reported to have gained the reluctant consent of
Alexander later morganatically married to Nadezhda (or Nadejda) Nicolaevna Caralli (14 July 1883 – 1964) on 22 January 1917 in
Russian revolution
As he was closely related to the Russian imperial family, Alexander made several attempts to save
In 1918, the year
Near the end of 1917, while lodging with
Death
Alexander died in exile on 26 September 1942 in Salies-de-Béarn, France.[1] He was succeeded as Duke of Leuchtenberg by his younger half-brother Prince Sergei.
Honours and arms
Russian[14]
- Knight of St. Andrew, 1881[6]
- Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky, 18 November 1901
- Knight of the White Eagle18 November 1901
- Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class, 18 November 1901
- Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class 18 November 1901
- Knight of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Sword and Bow, 9 January 1915
- St. George Sword, 15 November 1915
Foreign[14]
- France: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, 1912
- Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 12 July 1913
- Order of Danilo I
Ancestry
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Notes
- Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia) and adopted Russian titles and coats of arms.[3]
- ^ Alexander had known Muriel previously, as they had nearly embarked on a romantic relationship (Clark, p. 4).
- ^ Yusopov was the killer of Grigori Rasputin.
References
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Alexander Herzog von Leuchtenburg". Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia. Archived from the originalon 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Prince Seeks Hand of Marjorie Gould", The New York Times, Paris, 26 October 1909
- ^ "Prince Alexander and Miss Gould", The Washington Post, 13 October 1909
- ^ a b "Goulds and Prince to meet again soon", The New York Times, Paris, 27 October 1909
- ^ a b c d "Kinsman Of Czar To Wed Heiress", The Washington Post, 6 October 1912
- ^ a b c d Clark, p. 26.
- ^ Quoted in Clark, p. 26.
- ^ ISBN 9780312303938.
- ^ Quoted in Clark, p. 92.
- ^ ISBN 9781429991285.
- ^ "Russian Dukes Arrested", The Washington Post, 26 December 1917
- ^ Associated Press (14 August 1919), "Duke of Romanowsky Accepts Monarchists' Proffer of Throne", The Washington Post
- ^ a b Russian Imperial Army - Duke of Leuchtenberg, Prince Romanovsky, Alexander Georgievich (In Russian)