Prince Dimitri Romanov

Dimitri Romanovich Romanov
Dimitri (c) and wife Dorrit with Vladimir Putin at a state reception
Head of the House of Romanov (disputed)
Time15 September 2014 – 31 December 2016
PredecessorPrince Nicholas Romanovich
SuccessorPrince Andrew Andreevich
Born(1926-05-17)17 May 1926
Cap d'Antibes, France
Died31 December 2016(2016-12-31) (aged 90)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse
Jeanne von Kauffmann
(m. 1959; died 1989)
(m. 1993)
Names
Dimitri Romanovich Romanov
HouseHolstein-Gottorp-Romanov
FatherPrince Roman Petrovich of Russia
MotherCountess Praskovia Sheremeteva

Dimitri Romanovich Romanov (Russian: Дмитрий Романович Романов; 17 May 1926 – 31 December 2016)[1] was a descendant of Russia's former ruling dynasty, a banker, philanthropist, and author. He was also a claimant to the headship of the Imperial House of Russia. At his death, the male line of the Nicholaevich branch of the Romanov family died out.

  1. ^ John James, ed. (19 December 2013). Almanach de Gotha (2013 ed.). BOYE6. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-9575198-24.