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     Xenia Aleksandrovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 6 April 1875 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ She was the daughter of Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. She married Aleksandr Mikhailovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia, son of Mikhail Nikolaievich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Cäcilie Olga Prinzessin von Baden, on 6 August 1894 25 July 1894 O.S.] at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ She died on 20 April 1960 at age 85 at Wilderness House, Hampton Court, London, England^G.³

     Mikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 22 November 1878 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ He was the son of Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. He married Nataliya Sergeievna Cheremetevskaya, daughter of Sergei Aleksandrovich Cheremetevsky and Ulia Viatscheslavovna Sventitzkya, on 15 October 1911 at Vienna, Austria^G.³ He died between 5 July 1918 and 15 July 1918 at Perm, Russia^G, shot by the Bolsheviks.³
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Mikhail Aleksandrovich of Russia.¹ He abdicated as Tsar of Russia on 15 March 1917.³ He succeeded as the Tsar Mikhail of Russia on 15 March 1917.³

     Olga Aleksandrovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia was born on 13 June 1882 [1 Jun 1882 O.S.] at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ She was the daughter of Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Denmark. She married Peter Friedrich Georg von Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog von Oldenburg, son of Alexander Friedrich Constantine von Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog von Oldenburg and Evgenya Maksimilianovna Herzogin von Leuchtenberg, on 21 July 1901 at Gatchina, Russia^G.³ She and Peter Friedrich Georg von Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog von Oldenburg were divorced on 16 October 1916 by Imperial Ukase.³ She married, secondly, Colonel Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kulikovsky on 1 November 1916. She was also reported to have been married on 27 July 1901. She died on 24 November 1960 at age 78 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada^G. She was buried on 30 November 1960 at York Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada^G.
     She gained the title of Grand Duchess Olga Aleksandrovna of Russia.

     Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 14 May 1854.² She was the daughter of Friedrich Franz II Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Auguste Prinzessin Reuss zu Köstritz.² She married Vladimir Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia, son of Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein, on 28 August 1874 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.² She died on 5 September 1920 at age 66 at Contrexeville, France^G.²
     She gained the title of Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After her marriage, Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was styled as Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna of Russia on 28 August 1874.¹ From 28 August 1874, her married name became Mariya Pavlovna Romanov.²

     Kirill Vladmirovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 12 October 1876 [30 Sep 1876 O.S.] at Tsarskoie Selo, Russia^G.² He was the son of Vladimir Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Victoria Melita Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of the United Kingdom, daughter of Alfred Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1st and last Duke of Edinburgh and Mariya Aleksandrovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, on 8 October 1905 at Tegernsee, Bayern, Germany^G.² He died on 13 October 1938 at age 62 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France^G.² He was buried at Coburg, Bayern, Germany^G.¹
     He gained the title of Grand Duke of Russia.³ On 31 August 1924 he proclaimed himself Emperor of All the Russia.¹

     Boris Vladmirovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 24 November 1877 [12 Nov 1877 O.S.] at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.¹ He was the son of Vladimir Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Zinaida Sergeievna Rachevskya, daughter of Sergei Rachevsky, on 12 July 1919 at Genoa, Italy^G.¹ He died on 9 November 1943 at age 65 at Paris, France^G.¹
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia.

     Andrei Vladimirovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia was born on 14 May 1879 [2 May 1879 O.S.] at Tsarskoie Selo, Russia^G.² He was the son of Vladimir Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Mathilde Felixovna Kchessinskya, daughter of Felix Kchessinsky, on 30 January 1921 at Cannes, France^G.² He died on 30 October 1956 at age 77 at Paris, France^G.²
     He gained the title of Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia.¹

     Mathilde Felixovna Kchessinskya was born on 31 August 1872 [19 Aug 1872 O.S.] at Ligovo, Russia^G.² She was the daughter of Felix Kchessinsky. She married Andrei Vladimirovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia, son of Vladimir Aleksandrovitch Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on 30 January 1921 at Cannes, France^G.² She died on 8 December 1971 at age 99 at Paris, France^G.²
     After her marriage, Mathilde Felixovna Kchessinskya was styled as HSH Princess Maria Romanovskya-Krassinskya on 28 July 1935.²

     Friedrich Wilhelm III König von Preußen was born on 3 August 1770 at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.³ He was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm II König von Preußen and Friederike Luise Prinzessin von Hessen-Darmstadt.⁴ He married, firstly, Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, daughter of Karl II Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Friederike Karoline Luise Prinzessin von Hessen-Darmstadt, on 24 December 1793.³ He married, secondly, Auguste von Harrach Prinzessin von Liegnitz, daughter of Ferdinand Graf von Harrach, on 9 November 1824 at Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany^G. He died on 7 June 1840 at age 69.³
     He succeeded as the Friedrich Wilhelm III König von Preußen on 16 November 1797.³

     Alexandra zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark was born on 18 August 1870 at Corfu, Greece^G.² She was the daughter of William George I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Olga Konstantinovna Romanova, Grand Duchess of Russia. She married Pavel Aleksandrovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia, son of Aleksandr II Nikolaievich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Marie Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein, on 17 June 1889 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.² She died on 18 September 1891 [6 Sep 1891 O.S.] at age 21 at Ilyinskoye, Moscow, Russia^G.²
     She gained the title of Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark.