Prince Nikita Romanov
| Prince Nikita Nikitich | |||||
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13 May 1923 London, England, UK |
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| Died | 3 May 2007 (aged 83) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Jane Anna Schoenwald | ||||
| Issue | Prince Fedor Nikitich | ||||
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | ||||
| Father | Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia | ||||
| Mother | Countess Maria Vorontsova-Dashkova | ||||
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| Nikita Nikitich Romanov |
Prince Nikita Nikitich Romanov (13 May 1923 – 3 May 2007) was a British born, American historian and writer, author of a book about Ivan the Terrible. He was a member of the Romanov family, a son of Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia and a great nephew of Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar.
He was born in London the son of Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia and his wife Countess Mariya Ilarianovna Vorontzova-Daschkova. Prince Nikita was a grandson of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and a great nephew of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II. He had one younger brother Prince Alexander Nikitich and together they spent their early years in Britain.
After serving in the British Army, Prince Nikita moved to the U.S. He attended the University of California, Berkeley where he graduated as a Master of Arts in history. He later taught history at San Francisco State University. In 1975 Prince Nikita co-authored the book Ivan the Terrible with Robert Payne.
Prince Nikita was married to Jane Anna Schoenwald on 14 July 1961 in London, and they had one son.
Nikita died a few months before his son, after suffering a stroke in New York City.
N.B. After the Russian revolution members of the Imperial family tended to drop the territorial designation “of Russia” and use the princely title with the surname Romanov. However this title, and even his right to the surname Romanov were disputed by some.
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