Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Biography
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Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (Russian: Влади́мир Александрович; 22 April 1847 – 17 February 1909) was a son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia, a brother of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and the senior Grand Duke of the House of Romanov during the reign of his nephew, Emperor Nicholas II. Grand Duke Vladimir followed a military career and occupied important military positions during the reigns of the last three Russian Emperors. Interested in artistic and intellectual pursuits; he was appointed President of the Academy of Fine Arts . Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia has received more than 809,552 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia . Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia is the 2,768th most popular politician (down from 2,326th in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Russia (down from 231st in 2019) and the 78th most popular Russian Politician.

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia was most famous for his marriage to Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the second daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.