Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-28
WHO THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS Is.

OI Cne Emperor OF all the KuSSlaS,
to New York. He is a son-the
third - of the present Emperor
Alexander II, and was borne on the
I'd of January, 1850, and hence is
in his twenty-second year.
He comes of a famous family
famous not only for their military
power and glory, but for their cul-
ture of the arts and mechanics in
such a degree as to raise the Rus
sian Empire to its present high
condition in civil and military
honors.
His father, Alexander the II, was
born in the reign of his uncle,
Alexander I, on April 20, 1918, and
succeeded his father. Nicholas 1, on
March I'd, 1856. The first years of
his reign was somewhat turbulent,
from the fact of Russia's being then
at war with the allied powers. But
this he conducted with such firm
ness and vigor as to win the ap-
plause of his estates and family,
which, until then, had been some
what at variance with him, and
finally, when peace was declared,
with their earnest support, was
enabled to undertake vigorous meas
ures to place the national finances
on frmer basis, and reduce the
army to the lowest limits compatible
with the dignity and safety of the
Empire. He fully succeeded, and
emboldened by the efforts Of these
reforms, was induced to the eman-
cipation of 23,OCO, 900 human beings
from the bondage of serfdom on
the Sd of March, 1861. This, in
consideration of the previously con-
ceived idea of Russian sovereignty
among themselves, and as conflict
ing with all ideas of tradition and
government, may be considered the
great act of his reign.
In 1S41, April the 2Sth, the En-
peror Alexander III married Maria
Alexandrovna, Princess of Hesse,
by whom he had a large family.
The Grand Duke Alexander, born
March 10, 1912, and heir-apparent
to the throne the GRAND Duke
Vladimir, born April 2, 1887, and
thirdly, the Grand Duke Alexis,
who now proposes to visit the Uni
ted States. Besides these are the
Grand Duchess Maria, the Grand
Duke Sergius, and the Grand Duke
Paul, the last born October 3, 1870.
The Grand Duke Alexis is des-
cribed as peculiarly bright, hand
some and engaging, taking a par
ticular interest in his profession,
that of a sailor, and now bearing
the earned rank of Captain Of the
Fleet.
He is also described as having
seen some of the world before his
advent into these parts, having
travelled over greater part of Eu-
rope and Asia, besides being en-
gagged in several matters of skill and
diplomacy, which would seem to
already stamp him as worth des-
cendant of the great Peter.
|. He adds to his other accomplish
ments, it is said, that ofbeing learn
ed in Science and most proficient
linguist. The last important event
in his career, previous to his de-
parture for New York, was a visit,
in company with his father, to the
Emperor William, at Berlin. during
which we're supposed to have been
transacted affairs of such serious
importance as greatly to affect the
future well being Of all Europe.
This visit to America has been a
long talked of matter, setting the
New York aristocracy by the ears
for months, but of its ultimate full
ilment, nothing was positively
known until June last, when it was
publicly made known that he would
come ; and now as he has actually
set sail from Falmouth, on the 22d
of September, it may be supposed
that these ideas will reach their full
flment.
He brings arich and kingly COM
pany of gentlemen with him from
his Northern home, and it may be
we'll sunnosed "female America" is