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3 unusual facts about Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia


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In 1872, while in the US, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich visited the Smith & Wesson factory to review the progress of the Russian order.

Alexis, Illinois

Around this time, Grand Duke Alexis was visiting the country, after whom the town was renamed.

Lucy Webb Hayes

As First Lady, Hayes brought her zeal to the White House and supported her husband's ban of alcoholic beverages at state functions, excepting only the reception for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia in 1877, at which wine was served.



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