1. Cyril Vladimirovich tried to exert some influence over his nephew Tsar Nicholas II, but had to content himself with holding a rival court with his wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna at his palace in Saint Petersburg.
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22 Facts About Cyril Vladimirovich
2. Cyril Vladimirovich was made member of the Council of ministers; Commander of the Imperial Guards Corps and Military Governor of Saint Petersburg.
3. Cyril Vladimirovich was a patron of many artist and sponsor of the Imperial ballet.
4. Cyril Vladimirovich had left written instructions that he was to be buried in the Preobrazhensky Lifeguard regiment uniform, but as his body was so badly mutilated this proved impossible.
5. Cyril Vladimirovich never seemed to be at ease with himself and others.
6. Cyril Vladimirovich found it hard to cope with opposition and lost his temper too easily.
7. Cyril Vladimirovich had a connoisseur's knowledge of Russian antiques and art treasures and was interested in archaeology attending and sometimes chairing meetings of the Archeological Congress.
8. Cyril Vladimirovich kept his feelings rigidly in check and many mistook his reserve for pride.
9. Cyril Vladimirovich became the commanding officer of in the village of Preobrazhenskoy.
10. Cyril Vladimirovich helped to found a society dedicated to the upkeep of Orthodox shrines in the Holy Land and the provision of services to Russian pilgrims.
11. Cyril Vladimirovich spent the greater part of his time serving as Poruchik in the Leib Guard under the Tsarevich in southeast Romania.
12. Cyril Vladimirovich enjoyed acting and steeped himself in the early history, culture and traditions of Russia.
13. Cyril Vladimirovich painted well and was musical, playing the flute in an amateur orchestra.
14. Cyril Vladimirovich was fluent in several languages and learned Italian in order to read Dante in the original.
15. Cyril Vladimirovich was a serving officer in the Russian Navy, travelling the world.
16. Cyril Vladimirovich held his court-in-exile in France, erecting a secretariat for the monarchist movement.
17. Cyril Vladimirovich tried to move with General Boris Smyslovsky's army and cross the border, but neither Liechtenstein nor Switzerland would issue him an exit visa, so he stayed in Austria where he lived in the American occupation zone.
18. Cyril Vladimirovich concluded his training on the ship Vernyl on the Baltic sea in the summer of 1895.
19. Cyril Vladimirovich began his naval career as a midshipman on the ship Moriak in the summer of 1892.
20. Cyril Vladimirovich traveled extensively with his parents visiting many European countries, including Spain.
21. Cyril Vladimirovich had three younger siblings: Boris, Andrei, and Elena.
22. Cyril Vladimirovich took part in the Russo-Japanese War, barely surviving the sinking of the battleship Petropavlovsk at Port Arthur in April 1904.