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Black-yellow-white Flag Of The Russian Empire
The black-yellow-white flag () was an official flag of the Russian Empire from 11 June 1858, until it was ''de facto'' abolished on 29 April 1896 by order of Nicholas II, although it was never officially rescinded in law.''Soboleva N. A., Artamonov V. A.'' Symbols of Russia. Essays on the history of state symbols of Russia. – Moscow: Panorama, 1993. – ISBN 978-5-85220-155-3. – С. 137. It was formally used as the State flag, state and war flag of Russia, only for use by government agencies and state buildings, with the traditional Flag of Russia, white-blue-red flag remaining in use for private purposes. The colors are in reference to Peter the Great, who used the colors on his ship's standard with a Double-headed eagle, black two-headed eagle. Since its abolishment, the flag has been used by various Monarchism in Russia, monarchist movements in Russia seeking for the re-establishment of the tsar, including during the Soviet Union and Russian Federation, as well as in var ...
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Catherine I
Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova (born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; – ) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Emperor of all the Russias, Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727. Life as a servant Only uncertain and contradictory information is available about her early life. Said to have been born on 15 April 1684 (Old Style, o.s. 5 April), she was originally named Marta Helena Skowrońska. Marta was the daughter of Samuel Skowroński (also spelled ''Samuil Skavronsky''), a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic farmer from the eastern parts of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, his parents were born in the area of Minsk (now Belarus). In 1680, he married Dorothea Hahn at Jakobstadt (now Jēkabpils, Latvia). Her mother is named in at least one source as Elizabeth Moritz, a daughter of a Baltic Germans, Baltic German woman, and there is debate as to whether Moritz's father was a Swedish officer. It is likel ...
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Romanov
The House of Romanov (also transliterated as Romanoff; , ) was the reigning dynasty, imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after Anastasia Romanovna married Ivan the Terrible, the first crowned tsar of all Russia. Nicholas II of Russia, Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, and his immediate family were Murder of the Romanov family, executed in 1918, but there are still living descendants of other members of the imperial house. The house consisted of boyars in Russia (the highest rank in the Russian nobility at the time) under the reigning Rurik dynasty, which became extinct upon the death of Feodor I of Russia, Feodor I in 1598. The Time of Troubles, caused by the resulting succession crisis, saw several pretenders and False Dmitry, imposters lay claim to the Russian throne during the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618), Polish-Lithuanian occupation. On 21 February 1613, the Zemsky Sobor elected Michael I of Russia, Michael Romanov as tsar, ...
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Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (; in St. Petersburg – 14 November 1908 in Paris) was the fifth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. Chosen for a naval career, Alexei Alexandrovich started his military training at the age of seven. By the age of 20 he had been appointed lieutenant of the Imperial Russian Navy and had visited all Russia's European military ports. In 1871, he was sent as a goodwill ambassador to the United States and Japan. In 1883 he was appointed general-admiral. He had a significant contribution in the equipment of the Russian navy with new ships and in modernizing the naval ports. However, after the Russian defeat in the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, he was relieved of his command. He was viewed at the time as an incompetent and corrupt dilettante. He died in Paris in 1908. Early life The Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia was born in Saint Petersburg on 14 January 1850 (4 Ja ...
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