The last Tsar of Russia (born 1868) who reigned from 1894 until he was deposed in 1917. In the wake of the Russian Revolution, Nicholas, Empress Alexandra, and their children were imprisoned and finally executed on July 17, 1918. LS in Cyrillic, one page, 8 x 13, October 19, 1914. Official letter of state to King Albert I of Belgium, in full (translated): "It was the lord who so said to bestow a deep sorrow upon our house. His highness, Prince Oleg Konstantinovich Romanov had, to my inconsolable grief, passed away while on active duty from the wound sustained in combat. In informing your royal highness of this sad event I am sure that his highness will wholeheartedly commiserate with us. With highest and total respect to your royal highness our kind brother and friend." In fine condition. A son of a Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich, Prince Oleg Konstantinovich was wounded while fighting against the Germans near Vladislavovas in 1914. Emergency surgery could not save him, and as he was dying he said, 'I am so happy. It will encourage the troops to know that the Imperial House is not afraid to shed its blood.'
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