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First Rex Parade
- When
- 1872
- Where
- New Orleans
New Orleans businessmen organized the first Rex parade in 1872 to honor Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia during the Carnival season.
The Rex Organization was founded in 1872 by local businessmen to stage a spectacle for Grand Duke Alexis. The parade included a song adopted due to the Grand Duke's fondness for actress Lydia Thompson, who was performing in New Orleans at the time.
Sources
- Rex (krewe) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
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