Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg
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| Duke of Leuchtenberg | |
A photograph of Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg in his youth.
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| Born |
13 November 1881 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 September 1942 (aged 60) Salies-de-Béarn, France |
| Burial | Salies-de-Béarn, France |
| Spouse | Nadezhda Caralli |
| House | Beauharnais |
| Father | George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg |
| Mother | Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg |
Alexander Georgievich, 7th Duke of Leuchtenberg, also known as Prince Alexander Georgievich Romanovsky or less commonly Alexander de Beauharnais (13 November 1881 – 26 September 1942) was the only son of George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg by his first wife Duchess Therese of Oldenburg. He was a descendant of Paul I of Russia from both of his parents.
Alexander Georgievich ("Sandro") was born on 13 November 1881, as the only surviving child of George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg by his first wife Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg. Like his father, Alexander was styled His Imperial Highness from birth. His mother died on 19 April 1883, leaving a widower and young son. His father would not remarry for six years, until he caught Princess Anastasia of Montenegro's eye at her sister Milica's wedding. They soon married and produced two children, Sergei and Elena.
Alexander served as a sub-Lieutenant of the Hussars of the guard, and as an aide-de-camp to the Russian emperor. Later he became attached to the Fourth Battalion of the Chasseurs of the Guard of the Imperial Family.
In 1909, Alexander featured in many newspapers after rumors spread that he would enter into a morganatic marriage with American Marjorie Gould, a daughter of wealthy railroad executive George Jay Gould I. They reported Alexander met Marjorie the previous summer in Paris, and that his father later approached George Gould and asked for his daughter's hand for his son. One stated Alexander's father "would not sanction a marriage merely for love, and would insist that the Prince's bride must bring with her a fortune suitable to the rank of an Imperial Princess". George Gould and others put down these rumors vehemently, stating there the two were mere friends and there was no engagement.
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