List of Princes of Russia

In 1888 Emperor Alexander III formalised the use of titles in the Imperial House in 1886 (on 2 July 1886 Julian calendar, 14 July 1886 Gregorian) by such amendment to the succession laws. Grand Duke belonged henceforward only to sons and paternal grandsons of the Emperors of Russia, and Grand Duchess correspondingly only to daughters and paternal granddaughters, as well as to legitimate wives of Grand Dukes.

One male infant only 9 days old at the time of Alexander's edict thus lost the title. Those Russian dynasts who genealogically were distant from Emperors (as not to be Grand Dukes) were entitled to titulary Prince of Russia. Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (1886–1918) was apparently the only who lost the grand ducal title accorded by convention at birth but removed by Alexander III. Alexander III's own grandchildren, children of his daughter Xenia Alexandrovna, were not yet born at the time of the edict, and accordingly became "only" Princes of Russia from their births, as they were great-grandchildren of Nicholas I (one generation too far) when looking at the male lineage.

All were styled Highness.[1]

Princes of Russia of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp

PictureNameFatherBornDiedNotes
Prince John Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich 5 July 1886 18 July 1918
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Prince Gabriel Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich 15 July 1887 28 February 1955
Prince Constantine Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich 1 January 1891 18 July 1918
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich 27 November 1892 27 September 1914
Prince Igor Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich 10 June 1894 18 July 1918
Prince Georgy Konstantinovich Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich 6 May 1903 7 November 1938
Prince Roman Petrovich Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich 17 October 1896 23 October 1978
Prince Andrei Alexandrovich Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich 24 January 1897 8 May 1981
Prince Feodor Alexandrovich Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich 24 January 1897 8 May 1981
Prince Nikita Alexandrovich Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich 13 January 1900 12 September 1974
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich 15 August 1901 7 July 1980
Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich 2 November 1902 31 July 1978
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich 7 July 1907 24 June 1989
Prince Vladimir Kirillovich Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich 30 August 1917 21 April 1992 Became Grand Duke in 1922
Pretender 1938–1992
Prince Vsevolod Ivanovich Prince John Konstantinovich 20 January 1914 18 June 1973
Prince Nicholas Romanovich Prince Roman Petrovich 26 September 1922 15 September 2014 Disputed Pretender 1992–2014
Prince Dimitri Romanov Prince Roman Petrovich 17 May 1926 31 December 2016 Disputed Pretender 2014–2016
Prince Michael Andreevich Prince Andrei Alexandrovich 15 July 1920 22 September 2008
Prince Andrew Andreevich Prince Andrei Alexandrovich 21 January 1923 3 Sons
Disputed Pretender 2016–present
Prince Michael Feodorovich Prince Feodor Alexandrovich 4 May 1924 22 September 2008 1 Son
Prince Nikita Nikitich Prince Nikita Alexandrovich 13 May 1923 3 May 2007 1 Son
Prince Alexander Nikitich Prince Nikita Alexandrovich 4 November 1929 22 September 2002
Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich 3 December 1938 7 January 1999 2 Sons
Prince Nicholas Rostislavovich Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich 9 September 1945 9 November 2000

References

  1. Horan, Brien (1997). "The Russian Imperial Succession".
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