udo in ▁they ▁took ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁place . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : S ail ors ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁– ▁Sol ing ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁sail ors ▁of ▁France ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Mor b ih an <0x0A> </s> ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁Vlad im iro v ich ▁of ▁Russia ▁( ; ▁( 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Vladimir ▁Alexand rov ich ▁of ▁Russia , ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Alexander ▁II ▁and ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁II , ▁Russia ’ s ▁last ▁Ts ar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁began ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁the ▁famous ▁ball er ina ▁Math ilde ▁K sch ess in ska , ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁grand ▁du ke ▁to ▁fall ▁for ▁her . ▁▁ ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁followed ▁a ▁military ▁career ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Alexand rov sk aya ▁Military ▁Law ▁a cademy ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁He ▁occupied ▁different ▁military ▁positions ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁II , ▁but ▁with ▁no ▁particular ▁distinction . ▁He ▁became ▁sen ator ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Major ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁but ▁was