▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁du ke ▁was ▁unusual ▁to ▁hold ▁such ▁a ▁high ▁medical - related ▁position , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁another ▁preced ent ▁in ▁another ▁royal ▁house , ▁Prince ▁Louis ▁Ferdinand ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁who ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁sur geon ▁general ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁army . ▁ ▁In ▁ex ile ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁Eugen ia ▁died ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁at ▁Bi ar ritz , ▁France . ▁Alexander ▁would ▁die ▁seven ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Their ▁phil anth ropy ▁had ▁become ▁so ▁well ▁known , ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁newspaper ▁sources ▁commented ▁that ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁royal ▁person ages ▁at ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁" there ▁[ w ere ] ▁probably ▁not ▁two ▁who ▁are ▁so ▁univers ally ▁bel oved ▁as ▁the ▁Duke ▁and ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Old enburg ". ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁B ely ak ova , ▁Zo ia . ▁Hon our ▁and ▁F idel ity : ▁The ▁Russian ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Le uch ten berg . ▁Saint ▁Petersburg : ▁Log os ▁Publish ers . ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁A ▁photograph ▁of ▁Eugen ia ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Be au har na is ▁Category : D uch esses ▁of ▁Le uch ten berg ▁Category : H ouse ▁of ▁Old