Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia

This article is about the former claimant to the Russian imperial throne. For his namesake grandfather, see Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia. For the first baptized ruler of Russians, see St Vladimir, Grand Duke of Rus.
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich
Walking his dog at Champs-Élysées in Paris, 1938
Head of the House of Romanov
Tenure12 October 1938 – 21 April 1992
PredecessorKirill
SuccessorMaria Vladimirovna or Nicholas Romanovich
Born30 August [O.S. 17 August] 1917
Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died21 April 1992(1992-04-21) (aged 74)
Miami, Florida, United States
Burial
Grand Ducal Mausoleum, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg, Russia
Spouse
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(m. 1948)​
IssueGrand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
Names
Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov
HouseHolstein-Gottorp-Romanov
FatherGrand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia
MotherPrincess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (Russian: Владимир Кириллович Романов; 30 August [O.S. 17 August] 1917 – 21 April 1992) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia, a position which he claimed from 1938 to his death in 1992.