Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, also known as Grand Duke Alexis, Paris,November 1908 was the fifth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alexandrovna . Destined for a naval career, Alexei Alexandrovich started his military training at the age of 7. By the age ofhe had been appointed lieutenant of the Imperial Russian Navy, and had visited all Russias European military ports. In 1871, he was sent as a goodwill ambassador to the United States and Japan.

The Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia was born in Saint Petersburg onJanuary 1850 . He was the son of emperor Alexander II and empress Maria Alexandrovna. He was a younger brother of Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna, Tsarevich Nikolay Alexandrovich, Alexander III of Russia, Grand Duke Vladmir Alexandrovich. He was an older brother of Duchess Maria of SaxeCoburg and Gotha, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich.

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