European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The House of Romanov, 1939-1945

Head of House

Vladimir Kirillovich, Prince/Grand Duke of Russia (1917-     )Succeeded as head of the dynasty in 1938 on the death of his father, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, self-proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias.

Sisters
Daughters of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (1876-1938)

Mariya Kirillovna, The Princess of Leiningen (1907-     )

Kira Kirillovna, Princess Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1909-     )

Brothers and Sister of Father
Children of Grand Duke Vladimir Aleksandrovich of Russia (1847-1909)

Boris Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1877-1943).  Married unequally in 1919.  Died on November 9, 1943, in Paris.
Wife:  Zinaida Sergeievna, formerly Madame Jelissejev, née Rachevskya (1898-     )

Andrei Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1879-     ).  Married unequally in 1921.
Wife:  Mathilde Felixovna, Princess Romanovskya-Krassinskya, née Kchessinskya (1872-     )
Issue:
  1. Vladimir Andreievich, Prince Romanovsky-Krassinsky (1902-     ).  Legitimized in 1921 by his father, Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich.

Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholaos of Greece and Denmark (1882-     )

Brothers of Grandfather
Sons of Emperor Aleksandr II Nikolaievich of All the Russias (1818-1881) by his first marriage

Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich, Emperor of All the Russias (1845-1894)
Issue:  6 children, including
  1. Kseniya Aleksandrovna, Grand Duchess Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Russia (1875-     ).  See below.
  2. Olga Aleksandrovna, Mme. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kulikovskya (1882-     )

Aleksei Aleksandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1850-1908)
Issue of his unequal marriage:
  1. Aleksei Alekseievich, Count Belevsky-Zhukovksy (1871-1930/1932)
    Issue:
    1. Elizabeta Alekseievna, formerly Mme. Petr Dimitrievich Perevostchikova, from 1939 Mme. Arthur Lourié (1896-     ).  Widowed in 1938 and remarried in July 1939.
    2. Aleksandra Alekseievna, Mme. Henry Lepp (1899-     )
    3. Mariya Alekseievna, Mme. Vladimir Sergeievich Sverbeeva (1901-     )
    4. Sergei Alekseievich, Count Belevsky-Zhukovsky
      Wife:  Nina, née Botkina (1901-     )
      Issue:
      1. Elena Sergeievna, Countess Belevskya-Zhukovskya (1929-     )

Pavel Aleksandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1860-1919)
Issue of his first marriage:
  1. Mariya Pavlovna, Princess Poutiatine (1890-     )
  2. Dimitrii Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1891-1942).  Married unequally in 1926 and divorced in 1937.  Died on March 5, 1942, in Davos, Switzerland.
    Issue:
    1. Paul Ilyinsky (1928-     )
Issue of his second, unequal marriage:  3 children, including
  1. Irina Pavlovna, Princess Paleya, Countess Hohenfelsen, ex-wife of Prince Feodor Aleksandrovich of Russia (1903-     ).  See below.
  2. Nataliya Pavlovna, Mrs. John C. Wilson (1905-     )

Half-Brother and Half-Sister of Grandfather
Children of Emperor Aleksandr II Nikolaievich of All the Russias (1818-1881) by his second, unequal marriage

Georgii Aleksandrovich, Prince Yourievsky (1872-1913)
Issue:
  1. Aleksandr Georgiievich, Prince Yourievsky (1901-     )

Ekaterina Aleksandrovna, Princess Obolenskya-Neledinskya-Meletzkya (1878-     )

Brothers of Great-Grandfather
Sons of Emperor Nikolai I Pavlovich of All the Russias (1796-1855)

Konstantin Nikolaievich, Grand Duke of Russia (1827-1892)
Issue:  6 children, including
  1. Nikolai Konstantinovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1850-1918)
    Issue of his unequal marriage:  2 children, including
    1. Aleksandr Nikolaievich Iskander (1889-1935)
      Issue:
      1. Kirill Aleksandrovich Iskander (1915-     )
      2. Nataliya Aleksandrovna Iskander (1917-     )
  2. Konstantin Konstantinovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1858-1915)
    Issue:  8 children, including
    1. Ivan Konstantinovich, Prince of Russia (1886-1918)
      Wife:  Helena, née Princess of Serbia (1884-     )
      Issue:
      1. Vsevelod Ivanovich, Prince of Russia (1914-     ). Married unequally on May 31, 1939, in London.
        Wife: Mary, Princess Romanovskya-Pavlovskya, née Lady Lygon (1910-     ).  Created Princess Romanovskya-Pavlovskya in 1939 by Prince/Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia.
      2. Ekaterina Ivanovna, Marquesa Ruggero Farace di Villaforesta (1915-     )
    2. Gabriil Konstantinovich, Prince/Grand Duke of Russia (1887-     ).  Married unequally in 1917.  Created Grand Duke of Russia on May 15, 1939, by Prince/Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich.
      Wife:  Antonia Raphailovna, née Nesterovskya (1890-     )
    3. Tatyana Konstantinovna, Mme. Aleksandr Vassilievich Korotchenzova (1890-     )
    4. Vera Konstantinovna, Princess of Russia (1906-     )

Nikolai Nikolaievich, Grand Duke of Russia (1831-1891)
Issue:  2 children, including
  1. Petr Nikolaievich, Grand Duke of Russia (1864-1931)
    Wife:  Militza Nikolaievna, née Princess Petrovich-Niegosh of Montenegro (1866-     )
    Issue:
    1. Marina Petrovna, Princess Aleksandr Nikolaievich Galitzine (1892-     )
    2. Roman Petrovich, Prince of Russia (1896-     ).  Married unequally in 1921.  Upon the death of his father in 1931, continued the Nikolaievichi tradition of refusal to recognize the Vladimirovichi (Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich and Prince/Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich) as heads of the Russian Imperial House.
      Wife: Prascovia Dimitriievna, née Countess Cheremeteva (1901-     )
      Issue:
      1. Nikolai Romanovich, Prince Romanov (1922-     )
      2. Dimitrii Romanovich, Prince Romanov (1926-     )
    3. Nadezhda Petrovna, Princess Nikolai Vladimirovich Orlova (1898-     ).  Divorced in 1940.

Mikhail Nikolaievich, Grand Duke of Russia (1832-1909)
Issue:  7 children, including
  1. Mikhail Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1861-1929)
    Issue of his unequal marriage:
    1. Anastasia Mikhailovna, Lady Wernher (1892-     )
    2. Nadajda Mikhailovna, Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven (1896-     )
    3. Mikhail Mikhailovich, Count de Torby (1898-     )
  2. Georgii Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1863-1919)
    Wife:  Maria, Mme. Pericles Joannides, née Princess of Greece and Denmark (1876-1940)
    Issue:
    1. Nina Georgeievna, Princess Pavel Aleksandrovich Chavchavadze (1901-     )
    2. Kseniya Georgeievna, Mrs. Leeds (1903-     )
  3. Aleksandr Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1866-1933)
    Wife:  Kseniya Aleksandrovna, née Grand Duchess of Russia (1875-     ).  See above.
    Issue:
    1. Irina Aleksandrovna, Princess Felix Felixovich Yousoupova, Countess Soumarokova-Elston (1895-     )
    2. Andrei Aleksandrovich, Prince of Russia (1897-     ).  Married unequally in 1918.  Widowed by the death of his first wife on October 29, 1940, at Wilderness House, Hampton Court Palace, England.  Married unequally again on September 21, 1942, at Norton, near Faversham, England.
      1st Wife:  Elizabeta Fabrizievna, widow of Aleksandr Friederici, née Duchess Sasso-Ruffo (1886-1940)
      2nd Wife: Nadine, Princess Romanova, née McDougall (1908-     )
      Issue of his first marriage:
      1. Kseniya Andreievna, Mrs. Calhoun Ancrum (1919-     ).  Married on June 17, 1945, in London.
      2. Mikhail Andreievich, Prince Romanov (1920-     )
      3. Andrei Andreievich, Prince Romanov (1923-     )
    3. Feodor Aleksandrovich, Prince of Russia (1898-     ).  Married unequally in 1923 and divorced in 1936.
      Ex-Wife:  Irina Pavlovna, Princess Paleya, Countess Hohenfelsen (1903-     ).  See above.
      Issue:
      1. Mikhail Feodorovich, Prince Romanov (1924-     )
    4. Nikita Aleksandrovich, Prince of Russia (1900-     ).  Married unequally in 1922.
      Wife:  Mariya Ilarianovna, née Countess Vorontzova-Daschkova (1903-     )
      Issue:
      1. Nikita Nikitich, Prince Romanov (1923-     )
      2. Aleksandr Nikitich, Prince Romanov (1929-     )
    5. Dimitrii Aleksandrovich, Prince of Russia (1901-     ).  Married unequally in 1931.
      Wife:  Marina Sergeievna, Princess Romanovskya-Koutouzova, née Countess Golenistcheva-Koutouzova (1912-     )
      Issue:
      1. Nadeshda Dimitriievna, Princess Romanova (1933-     )
    6. Rostislav Aleksandrovich, Prince of Russia (1902-     ).  Married unequally in 1928 and divorced in 1944 in Chicago.  Married unequally again in November 1944 in Chicago.
      1st Wife: Aleksandra Pavlovna, née Princess Galitzine (1905-     )
      2nd Wife: Alice, née Eilken (1923-     )
      Issue:
      1. Rostislav Rostislavich, Prince Romanov (1938-     )
      2. Nikolai Rostislavich, Prince Romanov, born on September 9, 1945, in Chicago.
    7. Vassili Aleksandrovich, Prince of Russia (1907-     ).  Married unequally in 1931.
      Wife:  Nataliya Aleksandrovna, née Princess Galitzine (1907-     )
      Issue:
      1. Marina Vassilievna, Princess Romanova, born on May 22, 1940, in San Francisco.

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