Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
| Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna | |
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| Grand Duchess of Russia | |
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna, 1850, by Timofei Neff
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| Born |
28 August 1827 St. Petersburg |
| Died | 12 May 1894 (aged 66) St. Petersburg |
| Spouse | Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Issue | Duke Nikolaus Duchess Helene Duke Georg Alexander Duke Charles Michael, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| House | Romanov |
| Father | Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia |
| Mother | Princess Charlotte of Württemberg |
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (Ekaterina Mikhailovna Romanova), (Russian: Екатерина Михайловна) (28 August 1827 – 12 May 1894), was the third of five daughters of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, youngest son of Tsar Paul I, and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg.
She was born in St. Petersburg. She had two elder sisters, Grand Duchess Maria and Grand Duchess Yelizaveta, called "Lili". Two more sisters were born after her, Alexandra and Anna, who both died young.
On 16 February 1851 in St. Petersburg, Catherine married Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1824–76), second son of Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779–1860) and Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796–1880). They had four children:
She died in St. Petersburg, aged 66.
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