Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia
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Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (October 4, 1861 - April 26, 1929) was the third child of Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievich of Russia and his wife Olga Fedorovna (born Princess Cecilie of Baden). He attracted the displeasure of the Tsar by marrying beneath his rank.
On February 26, 1891 he married, morganatically, Countess Sophia of Merenberg. She was created Countess de Torby and they had the following children:
- Countess Anastasia de Torby (Lady Zia) (1892-1977) (married Sir Harold Augustus Wernher)
- Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby (1896-1963) (married George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
- Michael Count de Torby
Because of his morganatic marriage he was banished by Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, and he and his family lived in England. Thus he was neither in Russia nor serving with its armed forces in 1917, thereby surviving the Russian Revolution. Excerpts of Michael's French correspondence with the Emperor during his exile have been published.
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