Prince Andrew Romanoff

Prince Andrew Romanoff
Head of the House of Romanov (disputed)
TenureDecember 31, 2016 – November 28, 2021
PredecessorPrince Dimitri Romanovich
SuccessorPrince Alexis Andreievich
BornJanuary 21, 1923
St Pancras, London, England
DiedNovember 28, 2021 (aged 98)
Inverness, California, U.S.
Spouse
Elena Konstantinovna Durnova
(m. 1951; div. 1959)
Kathleen Norris
(m. 1961; died 1967)
(m. 1987)
IssuePrince Alexis Andreievich
Prince Peter Andreievich
Prince Andrew Andreievich
Names
Andrew Andreievich Romanov
HouseHolstein-Gottorp-Romanov
FatherPrince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
MotherDonna Elisabetta Sasso-Ruffo, Princess of San-Antimo
ReligionRussian Orthodox Church
Military career
Allegiance Great Britain
ServiceRoyal Navy
Years of service1942–1946
RankSailor
Battles/warsWorld War II
 • Battle of the Atlantic
 • Arctic Convoys
 • North African campaign
 • Normandy landings
 • Pacific Theater

Prince Andrew Romanoff (born Andrei Andreievich Romanoff; January 21, 1923 – November 28, 2021)[1][2] was a Russian American artist and author. He was a grand-nephew of Russia's last Tsar, Nicholas II. He was a great-great-grandson in the male line of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and since the death of Prince Dimitri Romanov in 2016 was claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov until his own death in 2021.[3][4]

  1. ^ Скончался А. А. Романов (1923—2021) / Сайт Российского Императорского Дома, 29.11.2021
  2. ^ Allen, Ike (8 December 2021). "Prince Andrew Romanoff, 1923—2021". Point Reyes Light. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ The Romanoffs: Who are the modern descendants of the murdered Russian royal family? The Independent
  4. ^ The Romanov Family Tree: Real Descendants and Wannabes History Channel