▁the ▁two ▁helped ▁ar range ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Eugen ia ' s ▁son ▁to ▁Marie ' s ▁daughter ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Ol ga ▁Alexand rov na . ▁ ▁Ram on ▁estate ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁wed ding ▁gift , ▁Eugen ia ' s ▁uncle ▁Alexander ▁II ▁of ▁Russia ▁presented ▁the ▁couple ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Ram on , ▁in ▁south western ▁Russia . ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁the ▁couple ▁h ired ▁architect ▁Christopher ▁Ne ys ler ▁to ▁build ▁Ram on ▁Palace , ▁a ▁residence ▁res emb ling ▁an ▁English ▁Goth ic ▁castle ; ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁four ▁years ▁later . ▁After ▁marry ing ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Ol ga ▁Alexand rov na , ▁young est ▁daughter ▁of ▁Alexander ▁III ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁their ▁only ▁son ▁took ▁residence ▁at ▁the ▁palace , ▁and ▁eventually ▁the ▁couple ▁purchased ▁an ▁adjacent ▁estate ▁to ▁build ▁their ▁own ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁a ▁mob ▁of ▁pe as ants , ▁acting ▁out ▁of ▁labor ▁un rest , ▁attacked ▁and ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁palace , ▁causing ▁extensive ▁damage . ▁Fif teen ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁B ols he vik ▁regime , ▁and ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁bar ra cks , ▁school , ▁hospital , ▁and ▁housing ▁for ▁a ▁nearby ▁factory . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁Duke ▁Alexander ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁princes ▁in ▁Russia , ▁not ▁only ▁through ▁his ▁land ed ▁and ▁fund ed ▁property , ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁of ▁the