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Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia

Tbilisi, 13 Apr 1866 – Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, 26 Feb 1933

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A life in time

  1. 13 Apr 1866

    Born in Tbilisi

  2. 1895–1907

    7 children are born

  3. 26 Feb 1933

    Dies in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, aged 66

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 7

During his lifetime

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

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1860s · Grand is born in Tbilisi

In the news1860

Petroleum lamps replaced candles for lighting

Starting in 1860, petroleum lamps replaced candles and tallow lights in German households, significantly improving home lighting.

What people wore

Costumes as social and marital indicators

Sardinian folk costumes acted as indicators of social status, with wealth signaled by the quality and dye of the fabric, the number of buttons, or the type of metal used for finger rings. Marital status was often signaled by the color of a dress, the type of hairstyle, or a man's vest color.

Getting around

Maritime travel to Sardinia

Steamers connecting Genoa to Sardinia typically took 24 to 26 hours to reach Porto Torres, and passengers landing in Cagliari were not subject to custom-house or police visits.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

In the news1864

Telegraph Line Connects Tbilisi and St. Petersburg

The completion of the Tbilisi-Saint Petersburg telegraph line in 1864 allowed for rapid communication, enabling authorities to instantly receive intelligence and suppress rebellions in the Caucasus.

Music

The ballu tundu national dance

The ballu tundu, a circular chain dance, was the quintessential national dance of Sardinia, involving complex, secret hand pressures to coordinate movements.

Daily life

Modest homes and contaminated water supplies

In homes before electricity, families often lived in just a few square meters, using a ground floor room as a kitchen and an upstairs room for sleeping. Lacking public water pipes, residents relied on wells or public fountains, and their drinking water was often contaminated due to the absence of sewage systems.