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  Russian Grand Duke Konstantin Imperial Award Watch
The lid nielloed with the cipher 'KK' under Imperial crown for Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich within a circle flanked by laurel and oak branches tied with a ribbon.
The assay mark is from the period between 1896 and 1908.
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (1858-1915), Aide-de-Camp of the Imperial Suite, General of the Infantry, mostly known as a poet who published his books under the initials Cyrillic 'KP' for Konstantin Romanov, started his military career in the Life Guard Izmaylovsky Regiment and later became its Commander.
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  Australian Information from Wikipedia
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia (Russian: Константи́н Константи́нович) (August 22, 1858–June 15, 1915) was a grandson of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, and a poet and playwright of some renown.
The fourth child of the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, KR was born in the Constantine Palace, Strelna.
KR and his wife were among the relatively few Romanovs on intimate terms with Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra, who found KR's devotion to his family a welcome respite from the playboy lifestyle of many of the other Grand Dukes.
www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=K.R.   (1654 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 11116
     Gabriil Konstantinovich Romanov, Prince of Russia was born on 15 July 1887 [3 Jul 1887 O.S.] at Pavlovsk, Russia.
She married Gabriil Konstantinovich Romanov, Prince of Russia, son of Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Elisabeth Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, on 9 April 1917 at St.
She married Gabriil Konstantinovich Romanov, Prince of Russia, son of Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Elisabeth Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, on 11 May 1951 at Paris, France.
www.thepeerage.com /p11116.htm   (1263 words)

  
 Pushkinskij Dom > Collections > K.R.
In 1891 Konstantin Konstantinovich became a Commanding Officer of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment; in 1894 he was promoted to the rank of the Major-General, since 1907 he became the Infantry General.
Konstantin Konstantinovich entered Russian literature as the poet K.R. He authored collections published in Petersburg entitled «Poems by K.R.» (1886), «New Poems by K.R. 1886-1888» (1889), «Third Collection of Poems by K.R. 1889-1899» (1900), «Poems by K.R. In his poetry Konstantin Konstantinovich followed classic standards, the highest of which was A.S.Pushkin.
Konstantin Konstantinovich treated letters of people dear to him with extreme care, and after they passed he often asked their relatives to return him his own letters.
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  Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (Константин Константинович) (August 22 1858-June 15 1915) was a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, and a Russian poet and playwright of some renown.
The fourth child of the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and his wife Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, K.R. was born in Strelna.
K.R. and his wife were among the relatively few Romanovs on intimate terms with Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra, who found K.R.'s devotion to his family a welcome respite from the playboy lifestyle of many of the other Grand Dukes.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/k/r/K.R._bea5.html   (1487 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10333
     Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Prince of Russia was born on 1 January 1891 [20 Dec 1890 O.S.] at St.
She married Ivan Konstantinovich Romanov, Prince of Russia, son of Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Elisabeth Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, on 21 August 1911 at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.
She married Vsevelod Ivanovich Romanov, Prince of Russia, son of Ivan Konstantinovich Romanov, Prince of Russia and Helena Karageorgievich, Princess of Serbia, on 31 May 1939 at London, England.
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 Owners of Pavlovsk : History : Pavlovsk   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When Konstantin returned to Pavlovsk from his distant sea voyages, he preferred to live with his family not in the Large (Bolshoi) Palace, but in the wooden Konstantin Palace, which had at one time been presented to Pavel's son Konstantin.
Konstantin was an excellent lyric poet, famous under the pseudonym of "KR".
In July 1918, the last owner of Pavlovsk, Ioann Konstantinovich, his brother Igor and the Tsarina's sister, Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna, were brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks in the Alapaevsk mineshaft in Siberia.
www.pavlovsk.org /english/history/ind4.html   (2278 words)

  
 Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Prince Ivan or Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia (Иоанн Константиович) (July 5, 1886–July 18, 1918) was the eldest son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia by his wife Elisaveta Mavrikievna, née Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg.
In April 1918 he was exiled to the Urals by the Bolsheviks, and later murdered in an atrocious way in a mineshaft near Alapaevsk, along with his brothers Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich and Prince Igor Konstantinovich, his cousin Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley, and other relatives and friends.
Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia, 1886 births, 1918 deaths, Russian royalty, House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov and Murdered Russian royalty members.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Prince_Ioann_Konstantinovich_of_Russia   (254 words)

  
  Russi celebri: Tutte le informazioni su Russi celebri su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Konstantin Eduardovitch Tsiolkovsky, (1857 - 1935), scienziato della missilistica e pioniere dell'astronautica
Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896 - 1974), maresciallo, capo di stato maggiore dell'Armata Rossa
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko, (1911 - 1985), Segretario Generale del PCUS
www.encyclopedia.it /r/ru/russi_celebri.html   (799 words)

  
 THE ROYAL MARTYRS
He was the son of the Grand Duke Paul, youngest son of Emperor Alexander II, and of Olga Valerianovna Karnovich, the daughter of a chamberlain in the Imperial Court.
Poetry was not alien to the Romanov dynasty.
One of Paul’s first cousins, the talented Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, was already a distinguished scholar and famous poet, who since the 1880’s published his verses under the name K.R.; several of these were set to music by Tchaikovsky.
www.holy-transfiguration.org /library_en/royal_paley.html   (4027 words)

  
 Grand Duke Dmitri Konstantinovich of Russia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This article is about Dmitry Konstantinovich Romanov; for the Prince of Suzdal, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod see Dmitry Konstantinovich.
Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich Romanov (1860-1919), was the son of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, and a grandchild of Nicholas I of Russia and a brother to Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia and Queen Olga of Greece.
Grand Duke Dmitri Konstantinovich of Russia, Murdered Russian royalty members, 1860 births and 1919 deaths.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Grand_Duke_Dmitry_Konstantinovich_Romanov   (153 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tolstoy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (In Russian and#1040;and#1083;and#1077;and#1082;and#1089;and#1077;and#1081; and#1052;and#1080;and#1093;and#1072;and#1080;and#1083;and#1086;and#1074;and#1080;and#1095; and#1056;and#1086;and#1084;and#1072;and#1085;and#1086;and#1074;) (March 9, 1629 (O.S.) - January 29, 1676 (O.S.)) was a Tsar of Russia during some of the most eventful...
For instance, Count Alexei Konstantinovich (1817–75) was a courtier but also one of the most popular Russian poets of his time.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in Kaluga, built in 1967 Kaluga (Калу́га in Russian) is a city in central Russia on the Oka River 188 km southwest of Moscow, administrative center of Kaluga Oblast.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tolstoy   (4916 words)

  
 The State Russian Museum. exhibitions.
The grand prince Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov (1858-1915), a grandson of Nickolas I, was one of the most interesting characters of the Russian history of the turn of XIX-XX cc.
He was a senator, a general-inspector of military educational institutions, a 'long-term' president of the Academy of Sciences, and one of the founders of the Pushkin's house.
Konstantin Romanov was a brilliant poet, who published his poems under the kryptonym of 'K.R.'.
www.rusmuseum.ru /eng/exhibitions/?id=5   (139 words)

  
 NYPL, Slavic and Baltic Division
The libraries of twenty-six individual members of the Romanov dynasty, as well as volumes bearing the markings of nine imperial palaces, are represented in the collections of The New York Public Library.
However, the majority of the books, manuscripts, watercolors, and original photographs selected for this exhibit were primarily the property of five Romanovs: Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II (and his immediate family), and the Grand Dukes Vladimir Aleksandrovich and Konstantin Konstantinovich, the brother and cousin, respectively, of Alexander III.
Two grand dukes – Vladimir Aleksandrovich and Konstantin Konstantinovich – played important roles in Russia's social, cultural, and intellectual life, and items from their libraries are well represented in the exhibit.
www.nypl.org /research/chss/slv/exhibit/personages.html   (456 words)

  
 Strelna. Grand Duke Konstantin's sons - owners of Strelna - Peterhof - TicketsOfRUSSIA.ru
The tutor of Konstantin was a Greek named Kuruta, later a duke and the Steward of the Household.
Dmitry Konstantinovich occupied the rooms on the ground floor of the west wing, which earlier had belonged to his father, Konstantin Nikolayevich.
Konstantin Konstantinovich was a versatile personality - a talented poet, playwright, actor, composer, musician and a brilliant translator.
www.ticketsofrussia.ru /peterhof/museums/strelny/ind1.html   (1451 words)

  
 Alexander Palace Time Machine - About Bob Atchison and the Time Machine
Bob has appeared on PBS, the Discovery Channel and AandE Television on issues related to the Romanovs and the palace.
Since the creation of the Alexander Palace Time Machine the site has grown to become the largest and most popular website for Romanov and Russian history.
When the site was created most of the photographic images came from the collection of Anatoli Kuchumov, former curator of the Alexander Palace before World War II, who was Bob's mentor.
www.alexanderpalace.org /palace/aboutbob.html   (421 words)

  
 The State Hermitage Museum: Collection Highlights
Particularly noteworthy is the seal featuring the coat of arms of Alexander Suvorov that was used by the celebrated field marshal himself as well as members of his family, including his distinguished grandson.
Of interest too are the seals of Alexander I for Tsarskoye Selo, Nicholas I, Alexander II, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (a noted poet of Russia's "Silver Age") and other members of the Romanov family.
Among the seals with personal coats of arms mention must be made of the desk seals of high artistic quality that were owned by Baron D.A. Benckendorff.
www.hermitagemuseum.com /html_En/03/hm3_7_5.html   (255 words)

  
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The Romanov Dynasty began with the ascension of Tsar Mihkail Fedorovich, to the Russian throne in 1613.
As opposed to the millions of Russian families which escaped the revolution to live in exile, the remaining members of the Romanov Dynasty carried a heavy responsibility and burden: they not only had to be representatives of the Fatherland in exile, but they also had to follow the succession laws and produce legitimate heirs.
For the sake of justice this should be noted, not all members of Romanov Dynasty (brothers Nikolay and Peter Nikolaevich and their descendants) recognized the claims of Cyril Vladimirovich and his descendants.
www.dynastic-law.com /russia-1.html   (1415 words)

  
 The Russian Tsars
From the ascension of the Romanovs to the throne to the time of Peter the Great there was a strongly regulated ceremony for the funeral of Russian Tsars, Tsarinas, and their children.
The reign of Aleksei Mikhailovich (1645-1676), the second Romanov Tsar, was the longest and possibly the most important one in the history of 17th century Russia.
Though the author belongs to the same Romanov dynasty, the work is a professional historic study and one of the best biographies of Aleksandr the First.
www.panrus.com /books/category.php?langID=1&catID=18   (1522 words)

  
 Tsars Romanovs Tour in Crimea by "Southern tour"
The decades of defamation have distorted the moral and intellectual physiognomy of the reigning dynasty of Russia, and the duty of an historian today is to clear away the lies created by the unscrupulous propaganda and to highlight, in an objective way, both strong and weak sides of the persons, which is human.
Alexander I bought "Oreanda", the first estate of the Romanov family on the South Coast, in 1825, and Nicholas II was the last owner of the Livadia Palace.
The feeling of the young Princess of the blood and the Georgian Prince Konstantin Bagration-Moukhranski overcame the strict laws of marriage of the reigning dynasty, and they were betrothed in the Church of Intercession in Livadia in the spring of 1911.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (), full title: Heir, Tsarevich and Grand Duke () (— July 17, 1918), of the House of Romanov, was Tsarevich - the heir apparent - of Russia, being the youngest child and the only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Her expectation was unreasonable, said Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, a distant cousin of the imperial family.
Caring for Alexei seriously diverted the attention of his father, Nicholas II, and the rest of the Romanovs from the business of war and government, which may have further compromised their control of the state and contributed to the Russian Revolution.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Tsarevich_Alexei_Nikolaevich_of_Russia   (2003 words)

  
 lawyer Prince_Konstantin_Konstantinovich_of_Russia - lawyer-report.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
His Highness Prince Konstantine Konstantinovich of Russia (Константин Константинович) (January 1, 1891 - July 18, 1918), nicknamed Kostia by the family, was the fourth child of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia by his wife by his wife Elisaveta Mavrikievna née HH Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg.
After seeing the happiness of his two elder siblings, Ioann and Tatiana, Konstantine was keen to start his own family.
In March 1918 he was exiled to the Urals by the Bolsheviks and murdered in a mineshaft near Alapaievsk, along with his brothers HH Prince Ioann Konstantinovich and HH Prince Igor Konstantinovich, his cousin His Serene Highness Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Paley and other relatives and friends.
www.lawyer-report.com /Prince_Konstantin_Konstantinovich_of_Russia   (545 words)

  
 About the Editors   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tentatively entitled The Fate of the Romanovs, it is due for publication in April 2003 by John Wiley and Sons.
Their co-written articles are syntheses of extensive research in several languages, creating a body of work rich in texture and depth.
A biography of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (KR) is also planned, but much of his GARF archive becomes open only one hundred years after the birth of his youngest daughter — still a few years off.
www.atlantis-magazine.com /intro/editor.htm   (301 words)

  
 THE ROMANOV IMPERIAL DYNASTY IN EMIGRATION XX CENTURY
The Romanov Dynasty began with the ascension of Tsar Mihkail Fedorovich, to the Russian throne in 1613.
As opposed to the millions of Russian families which escaped the revolution to live in exile, the remaining members of the Romanov Dynasty carried a heavy responsibility and burden: they not only had to be representatives of the Fatherland in exile, but they also had to follow the succession laws and produce legitimate heirs.
For the sake of justice this should be noted, not all members of Romanov Dynasty (brothers Nikolay and Peter Nikolaevich and their descendants) recognized the claims of Cyril Vladimirovich and his descendants.
www.geocities.com /konnoff/romanovimperialdynasty.htm   (1422 words)

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