Mikhailovich, Alexander: - Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933) was a dynast of the Russian Empire and the brother-in-law of and advisor to Tsar Nicholas II. He was a naval officer, writer and explorer. He played a large role in the creation of the Russian military aviation in World War I and was appointed the Field Inspector General of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1916. He wrote his memoirs while living in Paris and Once a Duke, 1933, is a fascinating account of the last fifty years of the Russian Empire.