Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
1878 – 1918 Russian Grand Duke and briefly the intended heir to the throne
The tsar's brother, named heir for a day before the monarchy fell.
- Religion
- Russian Orthodox.
- Affiliations
- House of Romanov; younger brother of Nicholas II, who abdicated in his favor in 1917.
Michael was the younger brother of Nicholas II, who abdicated in his name in March 1917. Michael declined to take the crown unless a constituent assembly offered it, effectively ending the monarchy. He was arrested by the Bolsheviks and shot in 1918, the first of the Romanovs to be killed.
Connections
- family of Nicholas II — His brother, who abdicated the throne in his favor.