Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia was commander in chief of Tzar Nicholas II's army during WWI. The Russian Revolution ended his career.
Born on November 6, 1856, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich was the nephew of Tzar Alexander II. Trained as a soldier, he was appointed commander in chief of Tzar Nicholas II's army when World War I began. Despite early success, the army was hampered by shortages. The Russian Revolution of 1917 overthrew the monarchy and, subsequently, forced Nicholas out of the country. Nicholas died in Antibes, France on January 5, 1929.
Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 08:24, May 23, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430.
Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430 [Accessed 23 May 2013].
"Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 23 2013, 08:24 http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430.
"Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430 [accessed May 23, 2013].
"Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430 (accessed May 23, 2013).
Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 23] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430.
Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov, http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430 (last visited May 23, 2013).
Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanov. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-nikolaevich-38430. Accessed May 23, 2013.