Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia Royalty

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Георгий Михайлович) (23 August 1863 – 28 January 1919) was a son of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and a first cousin of Emperor Alexander III. He was a General in the Russian army in World War I. During the Russian Revolution, he was imprisoned by the Bolsheviks and shot by a firing squad, along with his brother, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich, and his cousins Grand Dukes Paul Alexandrovich and Dimitri Konstantinovich.

Personal facts

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
Birth dateAugust 23, 1863
Birth place
Georgia (country) , Tetritsqaro
Date of deathJanuary 28, 1919
Place of death
Soviet Union , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , Saint Petersburg
Parents
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
Olga Feodorovna of Baden
Spouse
Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark

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