Person:Konstantin of Russia (1)
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
b.9 Sep 1827
d.13 Jan 1892
Parents and Siblings
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m. 13 Jul 1817
  1. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia1818 - 1876
  2. Alexander II of Russia1818 - 1881
  3. Olga Nikolaevna of Russia1822 - 1892
  4. Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia1825 - 1844
  5. Elisabeth Nicholaevna of Russia1826 - 1829
  6. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827 - 1892
  7. Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia1831 - 1891
  8. Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832 - 1909
Spouse and Children
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  1. Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovich of Russia1850 - 1918
  2. Olga Constantinovna of Russia1851 - 1926
  3. Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia1854 - 1912
  4. Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia1858 - 1915
  5. Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia1860 - 1919
  6. Grand Duke Vyacheslav Constantinovich of Russia1862 - 1879
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Facts and Events
Name Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
Gender Male
Birth[1] 9 Sep 1827
Marriage to Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
Death[1] 13 Jan 1892
Reference Number? Q446724?


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Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827–1892) was the second son of Nicholas I and his wife Charlotte of Prussia, and the Emperor's Viceroy of Poland from 1862 to 1863.

The Grand Duke was a supporter of the liberal (sometimes referred to as "enlightened") bureaucrats during the period of his brother Alexander II's great reforms. He served as chairman of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society (founded in 1845). The Geographical Society was subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was home to a conspicuous number of , including Nikolai Miliutin.

In addition to his support of and participation in the 1861 emancipation of the serfs, the Grand Duke also instituted reforms in the Imperial Russian Navy from 1854.

Konstantin's brother, Alexander II of Russia was supposed to have said: "Let the Poles have their own court and intrigues." Though the Grand Duke tried to show a liberal attitude towards the Poles, his efforts came too late and he was recalled with the outbreak of the January Uprising in 1863.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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