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Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov

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Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov

Birth
Pushkin, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia
Death
17 Feb 1905 (aged 47)
Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russia
Burial*
Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russia Add to Map

* This is the original burial site

Plot
Buried in the crypt of the Monastery, inside the Kremlin
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Russian Royalty. The penultimate son of Tsar Alexander II, during the reign of his brother Alexander III, he was General of the Russian army and commander of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. In 1884, he married Princess Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, elder sister of future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, and known at the end of the twentieth century as St. Elizabeth of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1891, the Grand Duke Sergej was appointed Governor General of Moscow, and had a very active and authoritarian role during the struggle against the dissidents' revolution. In 1894, Emperor Nicholas II appointed him Member of the Council of State and Commander of the Moscow Military District. He was assassinated by a bomb near the Kremlin walls.
Russian Royalty. The penultimate son of Tsar Alexander II, during the reign of his brother Alexander III, he was General of the Russian army and commander of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. In 1884, he married Princess Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, elder sister of future Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, and known at the end of the twentieth century as St. Elizabeth of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1891, the Grand Duke Sergej was appointed Governor General of Moscow, and had a very active and authoritarian role during the struggle against the dissidents' revolution. In 1894, Emperor Nicholas II appointed him Member of the Council of State and Commander of the Moscow Military District. He was assassinated by a bomb near the Kremlin walls.

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Initally buried in the Chudov Monastery in Moscow, however his remains were moved to the Novospassky Monastery also in Moscow since 1995.

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  • Originally Created by: Lucy & Chris
  • Added: Jul 4, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93080261/sergei_alexandrovich-romanov: accessed ), memorial page for Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov (11 May 1857–17 Feb 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93080261, citing Novospassky Monastery Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russia; Maintained by Find a Grave.