Back Groothertog Aleksei Aleksandrowitsj van Rusland Afrikaans الدوق الأكبر أليكسي ألكساندروفيتش Arabic الدوق الاكبر اليكسى الكساندروفيتش من روسيا ARZ Аляксей Аляксандравіч Byelorussian Aleksei Aleksàndrovitx Catalan Alexej Alexandrovič Romanov Czech Alexei Alexandrowitsch Romanow German Αλέξιος Αλεξάνδροβιτς της Ρωσίας Greek Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia English Alejo Alexandrovich de Rusia Spanish
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| Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich | |
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| Born | 14 January 1850 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 November 1908 (aged 58) Paris, France |
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| Issue | Alexei Alexeevich |
| House | House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
| Father | Alexander II of Russia |
| Mother | Marie of Hesse and by Rhine |
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (Saint Petersburg 14 January 1850 (4 January O.S.) – Paris, 14 November 1908) was the sixth child and the fourth son of Alexander II of Russia and his first wife Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse). Destined to a naval career, Alexei Alexandrovich started his military training at the age of 7. By the age of 20 he had been appointed lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Navy and had visited all European military ports of Russia. In 1871 he was sent as a goodwill ambassador to the United States and Japan.
In 1883 he was appointed general admiral. He made a big contribution to re-equipping the Russian navy with new ships and in modernizing the naval ports. He was blamed for the Russian loss to the Japanese in the Battle of Tsushima. In 1905, he was relieved of his command. He died in Paris in 1908.