Trivia

Was Tsar for one day (March 15-16, 1917).

Was one of the many people murdered during the rule of Vladimir Lenin.

Younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II. Other siblings were brother Georgy and sisters Xenia and Olga.

Met his wife in 1907. She was already a divorcée and had re-married.

Had one son, Georgy (b. 1910), who died in an accident in 1931.

Uncle of Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia and Tsarevitch Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov (children of Tsar Nicholas II).

Brother-in-law of Tsarina Alexandra.

Son of Czar Aleksandr III and Czarina Maria Fyodorovna. Grandson of Christian IX. Nephew of King Frederik VIII, Queen Alexandra, King George of Greece, Prinsesse Thyra, and Prins Valdemar.

His elder brother Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in favor of Michael, who in turn deferred taking up power until the people of Russia were allowed to vote on whether to retain the monarchy.

Great-uncle of Olga Romanoff. Great-great uncle of Francis Mathew.

GD Michael Alexandrovich a major dog lover. He often mentioned his dogs in his diary. In his last diary he even recounted the illness and death of his dog Volchok.

On 16th February 2018, a unique exhibition on Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich opened in the museum and exhibition center of the Monastery of the Holy Royal Martyrs at Ganina Yama. The exhibition explores the life of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich and his murder in the Siberian city of Perm on the night of 12/13 June 1918. The exhibition was organized by the staff of the Perm State Archive.