[NICHOLAS II (1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution), ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the Tsarina) and the IMPERIAL GRAND DUKES AND DUCHESSES]

Remarkable printed list, in Russian, headed "List of the members of the Imperial Family who are Honorary Heads or Members of Units of Russian and Foreign Forces", in three columns, in the first are the Tsar, the Tsarina, the Dowager Tsarina, Tsesarevich Alexei, his three elder sisters, then the Tsar's brother and sisters, followed by all the other Grand Dukes or Duchesses, in the second are the Russian and foreign units (German, Austrian, Prussian, Bavarian, British, Spanish, Bulgarian) of which they are head with any secondary name of the unit and the date of appointment, in the third column are units in which the member of the family is enrolled, again with dates, 16 sides 14¼" x 9", no place, as at 1st November a few light brown stains near top of sides 11-16 without loss

On the day he was born Nicholas II was made head of the 65th Moscow Infantry 'His Majesty's' and the 3rd Strelkov Life Guards, and enrolled in the Maria Feodorovna Horse Guards, two regiments of Life Guards, and the 4th Battery of the Horse Artillery. The famous Preobrazhensky, Semenovsky and several others became his on the death of his father. On the eve of war with Germany he was head of 6 Prussian or Austrian regiments, besides being an officer in the German Navy, and a Swedish, Danish and British Admiral. His three daughters had one regiment each, appointed when they were 13 or nearly. Staff appointments such Adjutant-General and A.D.C. are noted in the first column.
Altogether a remarkable conspectus and reference tool.

Item Date:  1913

Stock No:  53648      £675

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