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Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia

Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov
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Head of the House of Romanov
Tenure 12 October 1938 – 21 April 1992
Predecessor Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich
Successor Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna
Born 30 August [O.S. 17 August] 1917
Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died 21 April 1992(1992-04-21) (aged 74)
Miami, Florida, United States
Burial Grand Ducal Mausoleum, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg, Russia
Spouse Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani
Issue Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia
Full name
Vladimir Cyrillovich Romanov
House House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Father Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
Mother Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Full name
Vladimir Cyrillovich Romanov

Vladimir Kirillovich, Grand Duke of Russia (Cyrillic: Влади́мир Кири́ллович Рома́нов; 30 August [O.S. 17 August] 1917 – 21 April 1992) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia, a title which he claimed from 1938 to his death.

Vladimir was born Prince Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia at Porvoo in the Grand Duchy of Finland, the only son of Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich and Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna (née Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Vladimir's paternal grandparents were Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (née Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin). His maternal grandparents were Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia.

Vladimir's family had fled to Finland after the Russian Revolution of 1917. His family left Finland in 1920, moving to Coburg, Germany. On 8 August 1922 Vladimir's father declared himself Curator of the Russian throne. Two years later on 31 August 1924 his father went a step further and assumed the title Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias. With his father's assumption of the Imperial title Vladimir was granted the title of Tsesarevich (heir apparent) and Grand Duke with the style of Imperial Highness. In 1930 his family left Germany for Saint-Briac, France where his father set up his court.


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