▁looking ▁after ▁mother ▁and ▁son ▁until ▁his ▁ex ile ▁and ▁subsequent ▁execution ▁following ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁mon archy . ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁Vladimir ’ s ▁pat ern ity ▁remains ▁un resol ved . ▁However , ▁most ▁sources ▁attribute ▁the ▁pat ern ity ▁to ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁Vlad im iro v ich , ▁whom ▁the ▁child ▁res emble d . ▁ ▁A ▁Russian ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁purchased ▁his ▁own ▁palace . ▁The ▁building , ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 8 ▁English ▁emb ank ment , ▁previously ▁belonged ▁to ▁Baron ▁P avel ▁von ▁Der v iz , ▁a ▁Russian ▁railway ▁magn ate ▁of ▁noble ▁German ▁descent . ▁After ▁the ▁Baron ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁son ▁inherited ▁the ▁m ansion , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁en list ed ▁the ▁architect ▁Alexander ▁K ras ov sky ▁( 1 8 4 8 – 1 9 1 8 ), ▁who ▁would ▁work ▁for ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁in ▁the ▁Winter ▁Palace , ▁to ▁rem odel ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Flor ent ine ▁style . ▁As ▁up keep ▁of ▁the ▁m ansion ▁was ▁expensive , ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁for ▁ 4 0 0 ▁thousand ▁rub les . ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁s eld om ▁lived ▁there . ▁He ▁made ▁few ▁significant ▁changes , ▁even ▁leaving ▁the ▁Von ▁Der v iz ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms ▁and ▁mon og rams ▁in ▁place . ▁However , ▁he ▁had ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁rooms ▁re