Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
| Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia | |
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| Head of the House of Romanov | |
| Tenure | 31 August 1924 – 12 October 1938 |
| Successor | Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia |
| Born | 12 October [O.S. 30 September] 1876 Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 October 1938 (aged 62) Neuilly, France |
| Burial | Friedhof am Glockenberg, Coburg |
| Spouse |
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1905–36; her death) |
| Issue |
Maria Kirillovna, Princess of Leiningen Kira Kirillovna, Princess of Prussia Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia |
| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
| Father | Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia |
| Mother | Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
Grand Duke Kirill (Cyril) Vladimirovich of Russia, RE (Russian: Кирилл Владимирович Рома́нов; Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov; 12 October [O.S. 30 September] 1876 – 12 October 1938) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Emperor Alexander II and a first cousin of Nicholas II, Russia’s last Tsar.
Grand Duke Kirill followed a career in the Russian navy serving during twenty years in the Naval Guards. He took part in the Russo-Japanese War, barely surviving the sinking of the battleship Petropavlovsk at Port Arthur in April 1904. In 1905, he married his paternal first cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. They wed in defiance of Tsar Nicholas II prohibition. In retaliation, the Tsar stripped Kirill of his offices and honors, also initially banishing the couple from Russia. They had two daughters and settled in Paris before being allowed to visit Russia in 1909. In 1910 they moved to Russia, where Nicholas II recognized their marriage. During World War I, Grand Duke Kirill was appointed Commander of the Naval Depot of the Guards in 1915 and in 1916, he achieved the rank of rear Admiral in the Imperial Navy. During the February Revolution of 1917, Kirill marched to the Tauride Palace at the head of the Naval Guards swearing allegiance to the Russian Provisional Government.
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