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OTD 28 July 1860 Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia

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28 July 1860 marks the birth of a very noble girl. She received the following title and names: Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. Her birth took place at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg, then a part of the Russian Empire, now located in Russia. Source picture: Wikipedia Family Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia was the daughter of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaievich of Russia and Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna (born Princess Cäcilie of Baden). She was the sister of inter alia: - Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (killed in 1919) - Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia - Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (killed in 1919) - Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia - Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia (killed in 1919) - Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. Anastasia was raised in the Caucasus where she lived between 1862 and 1878 with her family. She was known in the family as "Stassie" and