Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (Russian: Великий князь Николай Николаевич) (8 August 1831 in Tsarskoye Selo – 25 April 1891 in Alupka) was the third son and sixth child of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Alexandra Feodorovna. He may also be referred to as Nicholas Nicolaievich the Elder to tell him apart from his son. Trained for the military, as a Field Marshal he commanded the Russian army of the Danube in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878.
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8 August 1831 Tsarskoye Selo
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Died |
25 April 1891 (aged 59)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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