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Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia

Peterhof, 13 Oct 1832 – Cannes, 18 Dec 1909

13 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born13 Oct 1832, PeterhofRecords disagree1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Cecilie of Badennot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the State Council of the Russian Empireor Viceroy of the Caucasus, 1862–1881not verified1 source
  • TitleViceroy of the Caucasus, 1862–1881or member of the State Council of the Russian Empirenot verified1 source
  • Died18 Dec 1909, CannesRecords disagree1 source
  • FatherNicholas I of Russianot verified1 source
  • MotherAlexandra Feodorovnanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 13 Oct 1832

    Born in Peterhof

  2. 1859–1875

    7 children are born

  3. 1862–1881

    Viceroy of the Caucasus

  4. 18 Dec 1909

    Dies in Cannes, aged 77

Family

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Children · 7

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Peterhof.

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The 1830s · Grand is born in Peterhof

In the news1837

First Public Railway Opens in 1837

In 1837, the first public passenger railway opened, running between St. Petersburg and Tsarskoe Selo, marking the beginning of the railway age in Russia.

What people wore

A single lifetime festive outfit

Peasants often prepared one high-quality outfit in their youth that was kept for their entire lives to be worn only on the most important feast days.

Getting around

Vast network of postal relay stations

The postal system maintained approximately 3,950 relay stations across the empire, utilizing over 50,000 horses to provide fresh teams for travelers and mail couriers.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

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In the news1832

1832 Cholera epidemic

A major cholera epidemic struck France in 1832, causing approximately 103,000 deaths.

Music

The origins of the Russian garmon

In 1839, a Tula gunsmith purchased an imported harmonica for 40 roubles and used it to create the garmon, an instrument that became central to Russian village celebrations.

Daily life

Peasant cooking methods and meat consumption

In the first half of the 19th century, food was prepared in the Russian oven using clay pots, and occasionally metal cast iron pots, to preserve heat. Peasants typically ate meat only on rare occasions like Christmas or Easter due to poverty and religious fasts.