Prince Andrew Romanoff | |||||
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Head of the House of Romanov (disputed) | |||||
Tenure | December 31, 2016 – November 28, 2021 | ||||
Predecessor | Prince Dimitri Romanovich | ||||
Successor | Prince Alexis Andreievich | ||||
Born | January 21, 1923 St Pancras, London, England | ||||
Died | November 28, 2021 (aged 98) Inverness, California, U.S. | ||||
Spouse | Elena Konstantinovna Durnova
(m. 1951; div. 1959)Kathleen Norris
(m. 1961; died 1967) | ||||
Issue | Prince Alexis Andreievich Prince Peter Andreievich Prince Andrew Andreievich | ||||
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House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | ||||
Father | Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia | ||||
Mother | Donna Elisabetta Sasso-Ruffo, Princess of San-Antimo | ||||
Religion | Russian Orthodox Church | ||||
Military career | |||||
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Service | Royal Navy | ||||
Years of service | 1942–1946 | ||||
Rank | Sailor | ||||
Battles/wars | World 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]