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He was a younger brother of Alexander III Of Russia , Maria Alexandrovna Of Russia and Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Of Russia . He was an older brother of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Of Russia and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich . In 1869 / 1870 , Alexei was married to Alexandra Vasilievna, Countess Zhukovskaja ( 11 November , 1842 - 26 August , 1899 ). They were parents to a son: In late 1871 , Alexei made a trip of good will to the United States and visited in 34 major American cities. He gave $5000 USD (equivalent to $250,000 today) in gold to the homeless people of Chicago, Illinois after the Great Chicago Fire and liberal sums to others in the slums of Boston, Massachusetts and New York City . On his 22nd birthday, 14 January 1872 , he was hunting buffalo on the plains of southwest Nebraska with American celebrities of the day. They included:
Alexis spoke of the hunt many times during the rest of his life. |
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