▁time ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁Russia , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁sen ator ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁fell ▁ill ▁with ▁bron ch itis . ▁F ear ing ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁t uber cul osis , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁recuper ate ▁in ▁the ▁Crime a , ▁stay ing ▁in ▁a ▁palace ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁cousin ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Nikol ai ▁Nikol ay ev ich . ▁His ▁con val es ce ▁was ▁long ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Saint - M aur ice , ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁France ▁to ▁recuper ate . ▁He ▁liked ▁the ▁French ▁Riv iera ▁in ▁particular ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁property ▁for ▁Math ilde ▁in ▁Cap - d ' A il . ▁The ▁villa , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁a ▁mountain ▁looking ▁the ▁sea , ▁was ▁named ▁Al am , ▁Math ilde ' s ▁nick name , ▁M ala , ▁sp elled ▁backwards . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Russia , ▁And rei ▁Vlad im iro v ich ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁dynast y . ▁Villa ▁Al am ▁was ▁completely ▁rem ode led ▁and ▁And rei ▁and ▁Math ilde ▁returned ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁hoping ▁to ▁stay ▁there ▁every ▁spring . ▁However , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁only ▁six ▁years ▁later ,