▲Grand Duke Kirill
Grandir was 12 years younger than Nicholas II. When he was born, his grandfather Alexander II was still in power. Because he was his "good grandson" of his grandfather, Girill was named Grand Duke shortly after he was born.
Kirill's father Vladimir AlexandrovichThe eldest prince is the third son of Alexander II, and his mother Maria Pavnovna is the princess of Mecklenburg, Germany. The couple is knowledgeable and witty, so they are the soul figures in the upper class social circle. Many royal relatives and nobles are their fans.
Although Kirill's heir ranks low, this does not hinder his parents' expectations of him. When he was a child, he spent most of his time in Vladimir palaces and luxury villas in the countryside. As for education, there were special tutors to teach him military and religious knowledge. In addition, as a member of the Romanov dynasty, he also mastered the four languages of Russia, Britain, Germany and France early. In addition to learning and training, Kirill often visited European countries with his parents, which increased his knowledge.
Of course, Kirill also has his own preferences, such as doing woodworking, and as a standard for a wealthy prince, he must have a high appreciation for art. But what he likes the most is to become a naval officer.
Kirill's ideal was encouraged and supported by his parents, so he was sent to the naval school for training at the age of 15, and boarded the warship the following year and started his naval career. However, because he had to take the exam, he only studied on the warship for a few months before returning to school to review and prepare for the exam. Later, he followed his father to Spain for a long-distance trip. It was not until 1894 that he returned to the navy to continue training.
1894, Alexander III died of illness. Kirill's cousin Nicholas II became the new Tsar. As a close relative of the royal family, Kirill attended the coronation ceremony of Nicholas II and swore allegiance to Nicholas II.
At that time, 28-year-old Kirill had just graduated from the Naval School and served as chief of staff on the Pacific warship of the Imperial Russian Navy.
At that time, the Russian Empire had become the largest country in the world, but Nicholas II was still ambitious and wanted to build the Liaodong Peninsula , which was rented in China, into the military base of , , , , , , and at the same time strengthened control over the Manchuria area. As a result, due to interests, Japan suddenly fought undeclared and launched a sneak attack on the Russian navy stationed in Lushun Port , opening the curtain of Japanese Russo-Japanese War .
Kirill, as the first lieutenant, fought fiercely with the Japanese army in Lushun with the Petropavlovsk warship. Unfortunately, he fought on the front line for only three months, and the Petropavlovsk warship was blown up by Japanese mines. Although he escaped by chance, he had to bid farewell to the front line due to his serious injuries.
▲The left is Princess Melita
Although it cannot serve the country, Kirill, as a royal noble, did not feel sad. He created a scandal with his backhand, which made the Russian royal family lose face in Europe.
It turns out that Kirill met his little cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Sachs Coburg, as early as the coronation ceremony of Nicholas II. The two fell in love at first sight, but unfortunately, although Kirill is the fifth diamond princess, Victoria is already a wife. Her husband, Entes Ludwig, is also the only younger brother of Tsarist Russian Queen Alexandra .
Later, Kirill went to the front line, but he was obsessed with Victoria, so after he retired, he was inseparable from Victoria. In order to be with Kirill, the romantic and passionate Victoria divorced her husband despite the royal obstruction. Divorce of royal members is not allowed by religion and is also very undesirable.
Not only that, Russian Orthodox Church does not allow cousins or cousins to intermarry. For example, Nicholas II's younger brother Michael Alexander and British royal princess Bit Ali, who was a cousin, could never get permission to get married because they were cousins.
The rebellious Kirill only wanted to marry Victoria, so he held a wedding with Victoria without Nicholas II's permission. After the news came out, the royal family was immediately shocked. Although Queen Alexandra had previously disliked her former sister-in-law Victoria, she now sued her directly in the Russian court, demanding that the court announce that Victoria and Kirill's marriage was invalid.
In this matter, Empress Dowager Mary, who has always been incompatible with Alexandra's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, also stood on the side of her daughter-in-law.
Of course, the entire European country regarded the union of Kirill and Victoria as a scandal, and it caused a lot of controversy, which deeply shamed the always proud Russian royal family. Under pressure from public opinion, Nicholas II had to deprive Kirill of his royal allowance and honorable title of His Highness and expelled him from the country.
▲Nicholas II
However, Nicholas II is just doing it.
In 1908, Nicholas II's younger brother Alexey Alessandrovic passed away, and Kirill became the third heir to the throne. At this time, Kirill had been living abroad for three years. Seeing that the sensation had passed, Nicholas II immediately recalled Kirill back to his country. Not only did he re-enthrone the title of Grand Duke of Kirill, but he also restored his rank of Navy Captain, and also appointed him as his adjutant. It was then that the controversial Victoria was named His Highness, Grand Duke Victoria Feodorovna. Undoubtedly, Nicholas II recognized this cousin and sister-in-law for the sake of brotherhood.
After this, Kirill returned to the naval force. He first served as the captain of the warship . When the broke out in the battle of , he had been promoted to commander of the naval guard with his noble background and became one of the important generals in the navy.
Logically speaking, Nicholas II treated Kirill well. Because he was a member of the royal family, he enjoyed generous treatment from the royal family and should try his best to safeguard the dignity of the royal family and Nicholas II. However, no one expected that as soon as the gunshots of the February Revolution broke out, he tied a red belt on his uniform to show that he supported the insurrectionists. At the beginning of the establishment of the Provisional Government, he immediately led the Navy Guard to announce allegiance to the Provisional Government, and took the initiative to hang the red flag of the uprising in the palace.
Kirill's treason caused reprimand and contempt from the Romanov family, but Kirill insisted that he "saves the situation through recognition of the provisional government."
In fact, Kirill did have his plans to do this.
Things will start with Kirill's father. Kirill's father was the third son of Alexander II. He was 2 years apart from his second brother, Alexander , and was better than Alexander in talent and knowledge. Therefore, after the death of Crown Prince , Nikolai , Alexander became the new crown prince, which made Kirill's father jealous, but due to the order of his elders and young people, he could only hope that Alexander died of sudden illness, so that he could become the heir of the Tsar.
▲Alexander III
Unfortunately, Kirill's curse did not come true. With Alexander II assassinated, his brother became the new Tsar Alexander III. During the reign of Alexander III, due to the fraternity of brothers, the relationship between sisters-in-law was cold and cold. Even the eldest princess Maria won the favor of the nobles in the upper class social circle with her beauty and knowledge. Some nobles who did not like Alexander III and German ancestry gathered around her, thus allowing her to fight against the Tsar and his wife in the social circle.
Of course, during that period, there were many rumors about Maria. For example, there were rumors that in order to destroy Alexander III, she brought her husband to power and had close personal relationships with Germany. Her adjutant even took her letters from German Prime Minister Bismarck to Alexander III to seek credit for rewards, which also made the people think that she was a spy installed in Russia by Germany.
Until Nicholas II became the new czar, some people insisted that the ambitious Maria was always looking for opportunities to seize the czar. She always believed that only her husband was qualified to be the Russian czar.
In fact, as a spare tire for inheriting the throne, Kirill also had the same dissatisfaction as his father. In his opinion, Nicholas II had nothing in military and political ways except reincarnation. Therefore, even if Nicholas II was very tolerant of him, he never gave up the idea of replacing Nicholas II as the new Tsar.
The outbreak of the February Revolution made Kirill very excited. He optimistically believed that the only thing that the revolution was to overthrow, not the monarchy. So as a member of the royal family, he launched a mutiny and surrendered to the Provisional Government. He originally thought that the Provisional Government would continue to support a new Tsar, and he had even tried to negotiate with the Provisional Government, hoping that after Nicholas II was forced to abdicate, he could be the Regent.
▲ is Flanger
However, Kirill soon discovered that the revolution not only overthrew Nicholas II, but also subverted the Romanov dynasty that had lasted for almost 300 years. Royals like him naturally became the targets of the whole country's beating. In fear, he quickly moved to with his wife and children to Finland . After learning that Nicholas II's family was killed by the Bolsheviks, he stayed in Europe for a long time.
At this time, Nicholas II's family had been wiped out by the revolutionary party. According to the throne inheritance provisions of the Russian Empire Constitution, Kirill had become the first heir, that is, if the dynasty is still there, then he should become the new Tsar at this time.
At that time, some nobles, officers and royalists in Russia formed an armed force to launch a war with the Red Army, hoping to seize power through force and restore the Romanov dynasty. Among them, the leader of the White Guard, Flanger, was the most loyal to the Tsar. Unfortunately, Flanger could not resist the attack of the Red Army at all. In the end, the Red Army won the victory and unified Russia. In 1922, the Soviet Union established the Soviet Union. It was also this year that Kirill declared him in France as the "guardian of the throne" and obtained the title of Tsar according to the laws of the Russian Empire. After he inherited the throne, he asked the royalists who supported him to call him the "Soviet Tsar" because he planned to implement the constitutional monarchy , which means he was ready to compromise with the Soviets, not to be involved in politics, and only be the emperor of Russia. Of course, although Kirill's idea was supported by the royalist party, the Soviet government ignored him at all.
In 1938, Kirill died of illness. Until his death, he still called himself the "tsar". Interestingly, his son Vladimir Kirillovic recognized his father's title, and after his death, he also called himself "the Grand Duke and the head of the Russian royal family."
The rebellious Kirill only wanted to marry Victoria, so he held a wedding with Victoria without Nicholas II's permission. After the news came out, the royal family was immediately shocked. Although Queen Alexandra had previously disliked her former sister-in-law Victoria, she now sued her directly in the Russian court, demanding that the court announce that Victoria and Kirill's marriage was invalid.
In this matter, Empress Dowager Mary, who has always been incompatible with Alexandra's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, also stood on the side of her daughter-in-law.
Of course, the entire European country regarded the union of Kirill and Victoria as a scandal, and it caused a lot of controversy, which deeply shamed the always proud Russian royal family. Under pressure from public opinion, Nicholas II had to deprive Kirill of his royal allowance and honorable title of His Highness and expelled him from the country.
▲Nicholas II
However, Nicholas II is just doing it.
In 1908, Nicholas II's younger brother Alexey Alessandrovic passed away, and Kirill became the third heir to the throne. At this time, Kirill had been living abroad for three years. Seeing that the sensation had passed, Nicholas II immediately recalled Kirill back to his country. Not only did he re-enthrone the title of Grand Duke of Kirill, but he also restored his rank of Navy Captain, and also appointed him as his adjutant. It was then that the controversial Victoria was named His Highness, Grand Duke Victoria Feodorovna. Undoubtedly, Nicholas II recognized this cousin and sister-in-law for the sake of brotherhood.
After this, Kirill returned to the naval force. He first served as the captain of the warship . When the broke out in the battle of , he had been promoted to commander of the naval guard with his noble background and became one of the important generals in the navy.
Logically speaking, Nicholas II treated Kirill well. Because he was a member of the royal family, he enjoyed generous treatment from the royal family and should try his best to safeguard the dignity of the royal family and Nicholas II. However, no one expected that as soon as the gunshots of the February Revolution broke out, he tied a red belt on his uniform to show that he supported the insurrectionists. At the beginning of the establishment of the Provisional Government, he immediately led the Navy Guard to announce allegiance to the Provisional Government, and took the initiative to hang the red flag of the uprising in the palace.
Kirill's treason caused reprimand and contempt from the Romanov family, but Kirill insisted that he "saves the situation through recognition of the provisional government."
In fact, Kirill did have his plans to do this.
Things will start with Kirill's father. Kirill's father was the third son of Alexander II. He was 2 years apart from his second brother, Alexander , and was better than Alexander in talent and knowledge. Therefore, after the death of Crown Prince , Nikolai , Alexander became the new crown prince, which made Kirill's father jealous, but due to the order of his elders and young people, he could only hope that Alexander died of sudden illness, so that he could become the heir of the Tsar.
▲Alexander III
Unfortunately, Kirill's curse did not come true. With Alexander II assassinated, his brother became the new Tsar Alexander III. During the reign of Alexander III, due to the fraternity of brothers, the relationship between sisters-in-law was cold and cold. Even the eldest princess Maria won the favor of the nobles in the upper class social circle with her beauty and knowledge. Some nobles who did not like Alexander III and German ancestry gathered around her, thus allowing her to fight against the Tsar and his wife in the social circle.
Of course, during that period, there were many rumors about Maria. For example, there were rumors that in order to destroy Alexander III, she brought her husband to power and had close personal relationships with Germany. Her adjutant even took her letters from German Prime Minister Bismarck to Alexander III to seek credit for rewards, which also made the people think that she was a spy installed in Russia by Germany.
Until Nicholas II became the new czar, some people insisted that the ambitious Maria was always looking for opportunities to seize the czar. She always believed that only her husband was qualified to be the Russian czar.
In fact, as a spare tire for inheriting the throne, Kirill also had the same dissatisfaction as his father. In his opinion, Nicholas II had nothing in military and political ways except reincarnation. Therefore, even if Nicholas II was very tolerant of him, he never gave up the idea of replacing Nicholas II as the new Tsar.
The outbreak of the February Revolution made Kirill very excited. He optimistically believed that the only thing that the revolution was to overthrow, not the monarchy. So as a member of the royal family, he launched a mutiny and surrendered to the Provisional Government. He originally thought that the Provisional Government would continue to support a new Tsar, and he had even tried to negotiate with the Provisional Government, hoping that after Nicholas II was forced to abdicate, he could be the Regent.
▲ is Flanger
However, Kirill soon discovered that the revolution not only overthrew Nicholas II, but also subverted the Romanov dynasty that had lasted for almost 300 years. Royals like him naturally became the targets of the whole country's beating. In fear, he quickly moved to with his wife and children to Finland . After learning that Nicholas II's family was killed by the Bolsheviks, he stayed in Europe for a long time.
At this time, Nicholas II's family had been wiped out by the revolutionary party. According to the throne inheritance provisions of the Russian Empire Constitution, Kirill had become the first heir, that is, if the dynasty is still there, then he should become the new Tsar at this time.
At that time, some nobles, officers and royalists in Russia formed an armed force to launch a war with the Red Army, hoping to seize power through force and restore the Romanov dynasty. Among them, the leader of the White Guard, Flanger, was the most loyal to the Tsar. Unfortunately, Flanger could not resist the attack of the Red Army at all. In the end, the Red Army won the victory and unified Russia. In 1922, the Soviet Union established the Soviet Union. It was also this year that Kirill declared him in France as the "guardian of the throne" and obtained the title of Tsar according to the laws of the Russian Empire. After he inherited the throne, he asked the royalists who supported him to call him the "Soviet Tsar" because he planned to implement the constitutional monarchy , which means he was ready to compromise with the Soviets, not to be involved in politics, and only be the emperor of Russia. Of course, although Kirill's idea was supported by the royalist party, the Soviet government ignored him at all.
In 1938, Kirill died of illness. Until his death, he still called himself the "tsar". Interestingly, his son Vladimir Kirillovic recognized his father's title, and after his death, he also called himself "the Grand Duke and the head of the Russian royal family."
