#Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov

[kornilozets]

4 декабря (по старому стилю) 1878 года родился Михаил Александрович Романов–четвёртый сын Александра III, младший брат Николая II. Российский военачальник, генерал-лейтенант, генерал-адъютант.

В 1899 году Михаил был провозглашён наследником российского престола. Этот титул он носил до 1904 года, когда у Николая II родился цесаревич Алексей.

С 1884 года Михаил числился на военной службе. С 1897 года служил в гвардейской конной артиллерии, в 1909–1911 годах командовал гусарским Черниговским полком, с 1911 года — Кавалергардским полком.

В январе 1917 года Николай II отозвал брата с фронта и назначил его генерал-инспектором кавалерии.

Во время Февральской революции 1917 года Николай II отрёкся от престола в пользу Михаила Александровича. Однако тот после длительных переговоров с представителями Государственной думы отказался принять престол.

В ночь с 12 на 13 июня 1918 года Михаил Александрович был похищен и убит группой сотрудников местной ЧК и милициии

[otmaaromanovas]

New photographs of the last Romanov family (scroll to see them all!)

Some of the photographs were previously only available for viewing in very low resolution - see these photos for before vs after to show the difference!

The photos mostly originate from the meetings of the Romanov family with their Hessian relatives: the Tsarina’s brother Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, his wife Grand Duchess Eleonore, and their children, Georg Donatus and Ludwig. Photographs include the family on the Standart yacht, in the Livadia Palace dining hall, and at events greeting the public, from around 1910 to 1912.

Sources and photos: 

📍Ольга, @om871218 (Pinterest), [accessed November 2024]

📍Darmstadt (Hesse), Hessisches Staatsarchiv Darmstadt

— I have cropped the photos so just the images are shown, and no background walls/screens 

[romanovsonelastdance]

Alexandra Feodorovna in mourning dress with her husband Nicholas II.

[imperial-russia]

Nicholas II and his younger brother Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, probably in 1901

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

New photo of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich of Russia and his sister Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Peterhof 1896

Photo from Ilya aka LastRomanovs on Flickr and Sledstvie on Instagram

[adini-nikolaevna]

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich of Russia by Edelfelt.

[ykzzr]

Mikhail, Xenia and Olga with their cousin Maria Georgievna in Gorvitsy near Gatchina, June 2, 1904.

[the-last-tsar]

Grand Duke Michael having some fun.

[kootyl]

Grand Duchess Anastasia, Tatiana and Marie Nikolaevna Romanov with Auntie Olga Alexandrovna and Mikhail Alexandrovich (?) 1907 in the snow.

[loiladadiani]

The Romanov Martyrs

I wanted to put together a little memorial that included all the members of the Romanov Family (as well as the members of their staff) that were murdered by the Bolshevik terrorists. This seems like a good week to keep them in our minds. Although we love and mourn the children especially, there were others we cannot forget.

Tsar Alexandre II was hunted down until finally blown to pieces.

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna lost two sons and five grandchildren (no wonder she could not accept they were dead)

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich was also hunted down and blown to pieces

Three Mikhailovichi brothers were murdered

Four Konstantinovichi were murdered, three of them brothers; I cannot imagine what their mother, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna, went through...and so on.

May they rest in peace.

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

"In those days there were five cousins, Nicky, Georgie, Xenia, Misha, and Olga, who was quite small. Nicky we always loved and admired, although, being older, he was rather beyond our reach in those days.

"Already, at that early age, he had that gentle charm and that kind, caressing look in his eyes, which was his all through life till the day of his tragic death. Kindly and peace-loving, he did not seem cut out for a fate so horrible.

"Georgie, like my mother’s eldest brother, died of consumption as quite a young man, somewhere in the Caucasus I believe. Xenia was a dear chum, being a year older than I was. The other two Misha and Olga, were younger than we." — Marie of Romania

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

OTMA + selfies

The girls seemed to love taking what we now call in the modern day, selfies! There are some photos of their parents (and uncle Misha 🤭) doing it so it seems that they learned from them!

“I took this picture in the mirror, and it was hard because my hands shook…”

— Anastasia Nikolaevna, 1913

[otmaaromanovas]

Misha and Irina, captioned “uncle lovingly looks at his niece”

From Ilia, LastRomanovs on Flickr

[romanovsonelastdance]

Family gathering in Denmark.

[imperial-russia]

“The August Family” poster or possibly a calendar cover (?)

[krasivaa]

Romanovs men edit💋

my edit made by using capcut!!

i'm in love help mee😩😜

They are all so handsome, gentle and clever