Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia

Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia (; – ) was a Russian grand duke, the tenth child and fourth son of Paul I of Russia and his second wife, Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, who took the name Maria Feodorovna. He was the younger brother of two Tsars, Alexander I and Nicholas I, and the disputed Tsar Konstantin I. Early life Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich was born on 8 February 1798, in the Winter Palace in Russia. He was the youngest child and son of Tsar Paul I of Russia and his wife, Maria Feodorovna (born Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg). Mikhail was the only one of his siblings to be 'born in the purple', that is born whilst his father was Tsar. His god parents were his older brother, Alexander, and his sister, Alexandra, who stood in for their grandmother Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Mikhail and his youngest siblings were brought up in a strict environment, which corporal punishment played a big part. He was tutored by General I. M. Lamzdorf, but was primarily taught by his mother Maria Feodorovna, who taught her sons science in an attempt to persuade them from building military careers. Ultimately, this would be of no use, as Mickhail and his brother Nicholas I had a penchant for all things military. At the age of sixteen, Mikhail took part in the campaign against Napoleon.