Prince Nikita Alexandrovich | |
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Born | 106 Moika Street, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | 17 January 1900
Died | 12 September 1974 Cannes, France | (aged 74)
Spouse | Countess Maria Vorontsova-Dashkova |
Issue | Prince Nikita Nikitich Prince Alexander Nikitich |
House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
Father | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia |
Mother | Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia |
Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia (17 January [O.S. 4 January] 1900 – 12 September 1974) was the third son and fourth child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. He was a nephew of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Born in Imperial Russia during the reign of his uncle, Prince Nikita escaped the fate of many of his relatives who were killed by the Bolsheviks. He left Russia in April 1919, at age nineteen. In 1922, he married Countess Maria Vorontsova-Dashkova. The couple had two children.