Editing Mikhail Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia

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! colspan="2" |HIM The Grand Duke of Russia
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Hohenzollern_Franz_Wilhelm.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Grand Duke of [[Russia]]
Prince of [[Prussia]]
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|'''Reign'''
|21 April 1992 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|23 March 1993
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Princess Leonida of Mukhrani]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|3 September 1943 (age 81)
Potsdam, Prussia, Germany
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Maria II, Empress of Russia]]
(m. 1976)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
[[Prince Nicholas of Romania]]
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|'''Name'''
|Franz Wilhelm Victor Christoph Stephan 
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|'''House'''
|Hohenzollern
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|'''Father'''
|[[Prince Karl Franz of Prussia]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Henriette of Schonaich-Carolath]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Evangelical Church of Germany
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'''Mikhail Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia''' (born ''Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia'' on 3 September 1943) is a member of the Russian Imperial Family as the current Grand Duke consort. 

==Life==
Wilhelm Franz was born the eldest child of '''Prince Karl Franz of Prussia''' and '''Princess Henriette of Schonaich-Carolath'''.

In 1983, Wilhelm Franz's wife was named Tsarevna of Russia and successor to her father, '''[[Emperor Vladimir of Russia|Emperor Vladimir]]'''. Shortly after, he converted to the Eastern Orthodox faith and was given the name Mikhail Pavlovich and the title of Grand Duke of Russia. 

Upon his wife's accession, Mikhail was given the style of Imperial Majesty and the title The Grand Duke of Russia. 

==Marriage and Issue==
On 22 September 1976, Mikhail married '''Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia''' in Saint Petersburg.

Maria and Franz Wilhelm have lived separately since 1985, but remain married and continue to conduct public duties together. 
{| class="wikitable"
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!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Romanov_George_1981.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
|13 March 1981
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|[[Princess Marianne of the Netherlands]] (m. 2021); has issue
|-
|[[File:Romanov_Nicholas_1983.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia]]
|18 June 1983
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|[[Anne, Crown Princess of Romania]] (m. 2010); has issue
|}

== Residences ==
<gallery>
File:Residences Russia Winter Palace.jpg|Winter Palace; Official Residence
File:Residences Russia Alexander Palace.JPG|Alexander Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Russia Peterhof Palace.jpg|Peterhof Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Russia Petrovsky Palace.jpg|link=|Petrovsky Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1943-1983'''   Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
* '''1983-1992'''   Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia
* '''1992-present''' Mikhail Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia

=== National Honours ===
[[File:Honours_Russia_Order_of_St._Andrew.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Andrew (1993)

[[File:Honours_Russia_Order_of_the_White_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the White Eagle (1976)

[[File:Honours_Russia_Order_of_St._George.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. George (2017)

=== Foreign Honours ===
[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Black_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Black Eagle (1976) (Prussia)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_Hohenzollern.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Hohenzollern (1961) (Prussia)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[Prince Karl Franz of Prussia]]
|[[Prince Joachim of Prussia]]
[[Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt]]
|[[Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany]]
[[Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein]]<br>
[[Duke Eduard I of Anhalt]]<br>
[[Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg]]
|[[Emperor Frederick III of Germany]]
[[Victoria, Princess Royal]]<br>
[[Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein]]<br>
[[Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]<br>
[[Duke Frederick I of Anhalt]]<br>
[[Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg]]<br>
[[Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg]]<br>
[[Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen]]
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|[[Princess Henriette of Schonaich-Carolath]]
|[[Prince Johann George of Schonaich-Carolath]]
[[Princess Hermine of Reuss]]
|[[Prince George of Schonaich-Carolath]]
[[Princess Wanda of Schonaich-Carolath]]<br>
[[Heinrich XII, Prince of Reuss]]<br>
[[Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe]]
|[[Prince Ferdinand of Schonaich-Carolath]]
[[Princess Johanna of Reuss]]<br>
[[Prince Ludwig of Schonaich-Carolath]]<br>
[[Countess Wanda of Donnersmarck]]<br>
[[Henrich XX, Prince of Reuss]]<br>
[[Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg]]<br>
[[Adolphus I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]]<br>
[[Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]
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== Notes ==
Face: Malcolm McDowell
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