Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich
| Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich | |
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Portrait by George Dawe
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| Born |
8 February 1798 St. Petersburg |
| Died | 9 September 1849 (aged 51) Warsaw |
| Spouse | Elena Pavlovna of Württemberg |
| Issue |
Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna Grand Duchess Alexandra Mikhailovna Grand Duchess Anna Mikhailovna |
| House | House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
| Father | Paul I |
| Mother | Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg |
Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (Russian: Михаи́л Па́влович; Mikhail Pavlovich) (8 February 1798 – 9 September 1849) was a Russian prince, the tenth child and fourth son of Paul I of Russia and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was born in St. Petersburg.
In St. Petersburg on 19 February 1824, Michael married his first cousin once removed Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (1807–1873), the daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg and Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Charlotte took the name Elena Pavlovna upon converting to Orthodoxy. They had five children:
Mikhailovsky Palace was built by Carlo Rossi for Grand Duke Michael between 1819–1825. The Palace now holds the Russian Museum.
Michael died in Warsaw, aged 51.
Michael's great-great-great-grandson Duke Georg Borwin of Mecklenburg is the current head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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