Prince Michael Feodorovich of Russia
Prince Michael Feodorovich | |
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Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | |
Father | Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia |
Mother | Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley |
Prince Michael Feodorovich Romanoff (
Early life
Prince Michael Feodorovich was born in Paris, the only son of Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia and his wife Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley. He descended from the Romanovs through both his father and his mother. Through his father he was a grandson of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and his wife Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. His mother was a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his second wife Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley, Countess of Hohenfelsen. Prince Michael Feodorovich was called in France Michel Romanoff de Russie (his civil name in his French identity papers). He was brought up in Paris and Biarritz. As a child he learned to speak French, English and Russian. In his later years he learned Spanish and Catalan.[1]
After the separation of his parents in 1932, Prince Michael Feodorovich went to live with his mother in
Career
For sometime he worked for the Societé des Parfums of
After retiring from the industry in 1985 he spent his retirement living between
Prince Michael Feodorovich first visited Russia in 1990. He made another trip in 1994 to attend a book launch with the
Prince Michael Feodorovich died in Paris at the age of 84. His cousin Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia died in Sydney on the same day.
Marriages and children
Prince Michael Feodorovich married firstly Helga Staufenberger (b. 1926) in Paris on 15 October 1958. They had one son before divorcing in 1992.
- Prince Michael Mihailovich (31 July 1959 – 24 January 2001)
After his divorce he was married secondly in Josse on 15 January 1994 to Maria de las Mercedes Ustrell-Cabani (b. 1960). In 1995 he adopted his granddaughter Tatiana Alexandra (b. 1986), the daughter of his son, the late Prince Michael Paul Mihailovich.
Filmography as assistant director
- 1957 : Pot-Bouille directed by Julien Duvivier
- 1949 : Black Jak directed by Julien Duvivier
- 1961 : Fanny directed by Joshua Logan
- 1951 : Juliette ou la clé des songes directed by Marcel Carné
- 1967 : Diaboliquement vôtre directed by Julien Duvivier
- 1957 : L'Homme à l'imperméable directed by Julien Duvivier
- 1953 : Le retour de Don Camillo directed by Julien Duvivier
- 1955 : Les Diaboliques directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1959 : Marie-Octobre directed by Julien Duvivier
- 1965 : Le dimanche de la vie directed by Jean Herman
- 1968 : Un soir, un train directed by Jean Delvaux
- 1967 : Les Demoiselles de Rochefort directed by Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy
- 1967 : Trois Chambres à Manhattan directed by Marcel Carné
- 1957 : Les espions directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1956 : Trapèze directed by Carol Reed
- 1953 : Les Orgueilleux directed by Yves Allégret and Rafael E. Portas
- 1953 : Le Salaire de la peur directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- 1956 : Anastasia directed by Anatole Litvak.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c d "Prince Michael Feodorovich Romanoff: film director". The Times. 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "The Romanoff Family Association". Romanov Family Association. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Ward, Victoria (1994-07-22). "Diary". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-03-24.