#greatgrandchildren

The Great-Grandchildren of Emperor Nicholas I

Emperor Nicholas I had 79 legitimate (incl. morganatic) great-grandchildren — 72 of whom survived to childhood. Two of whom became reigning monarchs [Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and King Constantine I of Greece]. Two became Queen consorts of Romania [Princess Marie of Edinburgh] and of Denmark [Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin], while another became Crown Princess of Prussia [Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]. One became the last Chancellor of the German Empire [Prince Maximilian of Baden, also known as Margrave of Baden], and another became a ruling Grand Duke of a German princely state [Mecklenburg-Schwerin].

Among the 72 great-grandchildren that survived to adulthood, 54 of them have living descendants today. Including King Felipe VI of Spain, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and the Prince of Wales.

Notes:

- Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark is the mother of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna and Grand Duke Pavlovich.

- Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia is the mother of Princess Irina Alexandrovna, Prince Andrei, Feodor, Nikita, Dmitri, Rostislav, and Vasili Alexandrovich.

- Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark is the mother of Princess Nina Georgievna and Princess Xenia Georgievna.

- Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark is the father-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, thus the grandfather of the Prince of Wales.

- Eight of Emperor Nicholas I’s great-grandchildren married each other: Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg & Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia; Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark & Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia; Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia & Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia & Princess Irina Paley.