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{{Short description|
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich
| title = [[Grand Duke of Russia]]
| image = Romanov, Constantin Nicolaievitch, Grand-Duc de Russie, Gallica, Nadar.jpg | caption = Photograph, {{circa|1880}}
| succession = 9th [[Namiestnik of Poland|Viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland]]
{{Infobox officeholder/office
| termstart = 27 May 1862
| termend = 19 October 1863
|predecessor = [[Alexander von Lüders]]▼
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▲| predecessor = [[Alexander von Lüders]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1827|9|21|df= y}}▼
| successor = [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg]]
|birth_place = [[Winter Palace]], [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russian Empire]]▼
}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1892|1|25|1827|9|21|df= y}}▼
▲| birth_date = {{Birth date|1827|9|21|df= y}}
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▲| death_date = {{Death date and age|1892|1|25|1827|9|21|df= y}}
|spouse = {{marriage| [[Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg]]|11 September 1848}}▼
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| place of burial = [[Grand Ducal Mausoleum]], St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
|issue-link = #Children▼
▲| spouse = {{marriage|
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*[[Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia|Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich
|mother = [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)|Charlotte of Prussia]]▼
*[[Olga Constantinovna of Russia|Olga Konstantinovna, Queen of the Hellenes]]
|full name = Konstantin Nikolayevich Romanov▼
*[[Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia|Vera Konstantinovna, Duchess Eugen of Württemberg]]
|house = [[House of Romanov|Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov]]▼
*[[Grand Duke
*[[Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia|Grand Duke Dimitri Konstantinovich]]
*[[Grand Duke Vyacheslav Konstantinovich of Russia|Grand Duke Vyacheslav Konstantinovich]]
}}
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| father = [[Nicholas I of Russia]]
▲| mother = [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)|Charlotte of Prussia]]
▲| full name = Konstantin Nikolayevich Romanov
▲| house = [[House of Romanov|Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov]]
}}
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== Early life ==
Konstantin Nikolayevich was born as the second son of [[Nicholas I of Russia|Nicholas I]] and his wife, [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)|Charlotte of Prussia]], daughter of [[Frederick William III of Prussia]] and his first wife, [[Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]].
== Biography ==
The Grand Duke was a supporter of the liberal (sometimes referred to as "enlightened") bureaucrats during the period of his brother [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]'s great reforms. He served as chairman of the [[Imperial Russian Geographical Society]] (founded in 1845). The Geographical Society was subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was home to a conspicuous number of {{ill|liberal bureaucrats|ru|Либеральные бюрократы}}, including [[Nikolai Miliutin]].
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Konstantin's brother, Alexander II of Russia was supposed{{by whom|date=April 2021}} to have said: "Let the Poles have their own court and intrigues." Though the Grand Duke tried to show a liberal attitude towards the Poles, his efforts came too late and he was recalled with the outbreak of the [[January Uprising]] in 1863.
== Marriage and issue ==
In the [[Winter Palace]] in [[St Petersburg]], on 11 September 1848, Konstantin married [[Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg|Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg]],
▲*[[Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia|Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia]] (1850–1918)
*[[Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia]] (1850–1918)
*[[Olga Constantinovna of Russia|Olga Konstantinovna, Queen of the Hellenes]] (1851–1926)
*[[
*[[Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
*[[Grand Duke *[[Grand Duke
▲*[[Grand Duke Vyacheslav Konstantinovich of Russia|Grand Duke Vyacheslav Konstantinovich of Russia]] (1862–1879); died of [[brain hemorrhage]]
At the end of the 1860s, Konstantin embarked on an affair, having an illegitimate daughter, Marie Condousso.
Konstantin had five illegitimate children with his mistress Anna
*Sergey Konstantinovich Knyazev (1873–1873); died as an infant.
*Marina Konstantinovna Knyazeva (8 December 1875 –
*Anna Konstantinovna Knyazeva (16 March 1878
*Izmail Konstantinovich Knyazev (
*Lev Konstantinovich Knyazev (
Konstantin was the paternal great-great-grandfather of King [[Charles III]] of the United Kingdom, since his daughter Olga married [[George I of Greece]], whose son [[Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark|Andrew]] married [[Princess Alice of
== In
The Grand Duke is a central character in Act III of the novel ''Forty-Ninth''<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Boris|first1=Pronsky|title=Forty-Ninth|last2=Britton|first2=Craig|isbn=9798201386238|pages=114–171|language=English}}</ref> by Boris Pronsky and Craig Britton. In the book, Konstantin is the brains behind the liberal reforms of his brother, Russian Emperor Alexander II, as well as the [[Alaska Purchase|sale of Alaska]] to the United States.
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;Foreign orders and decorations
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* {{flagicon|Sweden|1818}} [[Sweden-Norway]]:<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges och Norges Statskalender |year=1876|pages=[
** [[Order of the Seraphim|Knight of the Seraphim]], ''12 June 1838''
** [[Order of St. Olav|Grand Cross of St. Olav]], ''11 August 1865''
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** Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal [[House Order of Hohenzollern]], ''9 December 1865''
* {{flag|Denmark}}: [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]], ''23 July 1844''<ref>{{cite book|author=Jørgen Pedersen|title=Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=glw-AQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Syddansk Universitetsforlag|language=da|isbn=978-87-7674-434-2|page=468}}</ref>
* {{flag|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach}}: [[Order of the White Falcon|Grand Cross of the White Falcon]], ''19 September 1846''<ref>''Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach'' (1859), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" [https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00183885/Staatshandbuch_Film_Nr_13_0218.tif p. 12] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822024219/https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00183885/Staatshandbuch_Film_Nr_13_0218.tif |date=22 August 2019 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Altenburg}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Meiningen}} [[Ernestine duchies]]: Grand Cross of the [[Saxe-Ernestine House Order]], ''October 1846''<ref>''Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'' (1847), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. [https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00244774/Sachsen_Coburg_Gotha_165771801_1847_0045.tif?logicalDiv=jportal_jparticle_00476515 27]</ref>
* {{flag|Württemberg}}: [[Order of the Crown (Württemberg)|Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown]], ''1846''<ref name="Württemberg1869">{{cite book|author=Württemberg|title=Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreichs Württemberg: 1869|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=awdTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1|year=1869|page=[https://books.google.com
* {{flag|Kingdom of Hanover}}:<ref>{{cite book|title=Hof- und Staats-Handbuch für das Königreich Hannover|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zp9jAAAAcAAJ|year=1854|publisher=Berenberg|pages=[https://books.google.com
** [[Order of St. George (Hanover)|Knight of St. George]], ''1847''
** Grand Cross of the [[Royal Guelphic Order]], ''1847''
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** Knight of the [[Military Order of Maria Theresa]], ''1849''
* {{flag|Kingdom of Bavaria}}: [[Order of St. Hubert|Knight of St. Hubert]], ''1849''<ref name="Bayern1867">{{cite book|author=Bayern|title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1867|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_nTBRAAAAcAAJ|year=1867|publisher=Landesamt|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_nTBRAAAAcAAJ/page/n33/mode/2up 9]}}</ref>
* {{flag|Duchy of Parma}}:<ref>{{Cite book|title=Almanacco di corte|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EqYSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11|date=1858|access-date=2019-04-24|language=it|pages=[https://books.google.com
** Grand Cross of St. Louis for Civil Merit, ''1850''
** [[Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George|Senator Grand Cross of the Constantinian Order of St. George]], ''1852''
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* {{flagicon image|Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg}} [[Kingdom of Sardinia]]: [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Knight of the Annunciation]], ''26 February 1857''<ref name="Cibrario1869">{{cite book|author=Luigi Cibrario|title=Notizia storica del nobilissimo ordine supremo della santissima Annunziata. Sunto degli statuti, catalogo dei cavalieri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2aP6enNFoYC&pg=PA116|year=1869|publisher=Eredi Botta|page=116}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg}} [[Second French Empire|French Empire]]: Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]], ''May 1857''<ref>{{cite book| author = M. & B. Wattel. | title = Les Grand'Croix de la Légion d'honneur de 1805 à nos jours. Titulaires français et étrangers |location= Paris |date = 2009 |publisher= Archives & Culture | page = 515 | isbn = 978-2-35077-135-9| ref = M. et B. Wattel}}</ref>
* {{flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] (military), ''1 June 1857''<ref name="Veldekens1858">{{cite book|author=Ferdinand Veldekens|title=Le livre d'or de l'ordre de Léopold et de la croix de fer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6lAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP11|year=1858|publisher=lelong|page=[https://books.google.com
* {{flag|Baden}}:<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden'' (1858), "Großherzogliche Orden" [https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbihd/periodical/pageview/1871745 pp. 34], [https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbihd/periodical/pageview/1871759 48]</ref>
** Knight of the [[House Order of Fidelity]], ''1857''
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