Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia
| Prince Nikita Alexandrovich | |
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Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | |
| Father | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia |
| Mother | Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia |
Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia (17 January [
Born in Imperial Russia during the reign of his uncle, Prince Nikita escaped the fate of many of his relatives who were killed by the Bolsheviks. He left Russia in April 1919, at age nineteen. In 1922, he married Countess Maria Vorontsova-Dashkova. The couple had two children.
Russian prince
Prince Nikita Alexandrovich was born in
Prince Nikita spent his childhood and adolescence in fabulous splendor under the reign of his uncle, Tsar Nicholas II. He also traveled with his parents through Europe. A favorite destination was Ai-Todor, his father's estate, located in Crimea on the shores of the Black Sea. It was there where Prince Nikita and his immediate family found refuge from the disturbances in the former Imperial capital after the fall of the monarchy in Russia in February 1917. For a time, they lived there undisturbed. Their situation deteriorated after the Bolsheviks rose to power.
Prince Nikita was placed under house arrest with his parents and other members of the Romanov family in Crimea for sometime. He left Russia on 11 April 1919 with the help of his great aunt
Exile
During his first years in exile, Prince Nikita lived in
Prince Nikita Alexandrovich married a childhood friend: Countess Maria
. The wedding took place on 19 February 1922 in Paris. The couple had two sons:- Prince Nikita Romanov (13 May 1923 in London, England – 3 May 2007 in New York City)
- Prince Alexander Romanov (4 November 1929 in Paris, France – 21 September 2002 in London, England).
In the early 1920s in Paris, the Princess, with her husband's helped to create a collection for the company IRFE owned by Prince Felix Yusupov and his wife Princess Irina Alexandrovna, Nikita's sister. After the birth of his youngest son, Prince Nikita moved his family from Paris to England where his mother, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna lived.
In exile, Nikita Alexandrovich was an active in the monarchist movement. He was a member of the oldest monarchist organization, the Supreme Monarchist Council. He was particularly involved during the 1920s and 1930s.
At the outbreak
Throughout his life, Prince Nikita Aleksandrovich did not adopt any nationality, he decided to remain only Russian. In the early 1970s, Prince Nikita Alexandrovich and his wife returned to France. He died in 1974 in Cannes. He had wished to be buried in Ai-Todor in Crimea, but was buried in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, next to his parents.
Ancestry
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Notes
- ^ Kiste & Hall, Once a Grand Duchess, p. 51
- ^ "Oxford University Russian Society". Oxford University Russian Society. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
References
- Kiste, John van der, & Hall, Coryne. Once a Grand Duchess: Xenia, Sister of Nicholas II, Sutton Publishing, 2002. ISBN 0-7509-2749-6.
- Willis, Daniel. The Romanovs in the 21st Century: a genealogical Biography, VDM, 2009. ISBN 978-3-639-17480-9.
- About Prince Nikita of Russia
- About Princess Maria of Russia