Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831-1891)

**Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia**
	son of Nicholas I of Russia and Alexandra Feodorovna Великий Князь Николай Николаевич
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Name in native language	Николай Николаевич Старший;
Date of birth	27 July 1831 (in Julian calendar); Tsarskoye Selo
Date of death	13 April 1891; Alupka
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	cancer;
Place of burial	Peter and Paul Cathedral;
Country of citizenship	Russian Empire;
Occupation	military personnel;
Position held	member of the State Council of the Russian Empire;
Field of work	military leader; military;
Family	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov;
Father	Nicholas I of Russia;
Mother	Alexandra Feodorovna;
Sibling	Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia; Olga Nikolaevna of Russia; Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia; Grand Duchess Elizabeth Nikolaevna of Russia; Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia; Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia; Alexander II of Russia;
Child	Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia; Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia;
Spouse	Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1856–);
Award received	Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky; Order of Saint Anna, 1st class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class; Order of the Star of Romania; Order of St. Andrew; Gold Sword for Bravery; Order of St. George, 4th class; Order of the White Eagle; Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class; Order of St. George, 2nd class; Order of the Redeemer; Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary;
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English: Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievich of Russia

Русский: Николай Николаевич Старший

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Do not confuse with his son, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856-1929).

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich (Russian language: Великий князь Николай Николаевич) (born July 27, 1831 in Tsarskoye Selo, died April 13, 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 en:Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878.

Nicholas Nicolaievich married his second cousin Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna, formerly Princess Alexandra of Oldenburg (1838-1900), whose paternal grandmother was a daughter of Emperor Paul I. They had two children:

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia the Younger (1856–1929)
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (1864–1931)

The marriage was in trouble from the start and four years later, Nicholas developed a permanent relationship with Catherine Chislova, a dancer from the Krasnoye Selo Theater. Their affair was quite open and they had five children: