Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia
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| Born | November 2, 1902 Ai-Todor, Crimea |
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| Died | July 31, 1978 (aged 75) Cannes, France |
| Spouse | Princess Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine |
| Parents | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia |
Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (November 2, 1902 - July 31, 1978) was a member of the Russian nobility of the House of Romanov.
Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich was the son of HIH the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich ‘Sandro’ (1866-1933) and HIH the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960). His parents were first cousins once removed. Consequently Prince Rostislav was the great-grandson of Tsar Nicholas I (from his father's side), also the great-great-grandson of the same Tsar Nicholas I (from his mother's one), the grandson of Tsar Alexander III and the nephew of Tsar Nicholas II.
When Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the Russian monarchy in March of 1917, the Emperor's mother gathered a large number of relatives including Prince Rostislav in the Crimea. In 1918, many were detained at near Yalta, but a month later were freed by the Germans after the signing of the Treaty of Brest Litovsk. In 1919, a group including the Prince was rescued by the British battleship, HMS Marlborough, sent by King George V.[1] and taken to Malta were they spent nine months.[2]
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Rostislav was married three times. He married first Princess Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine (7 May 1905-5 December 2006) on 1 September 1928 in Chicago. They had one child before divorcing in 1944.
Rostislav married Alice Eilken (b. 30 May 1923) on 7 May 1945. The couple had one child before they divorced on 11 April 1951.
- Prince Nikolai Rostislavovich Romanov (9 September 1945 - 9 November 2000).
Rostislav married Hedwig Maria Gertrud Eva von Chappuis (6 December 1905 - 9 January 1997) on 19 November 1954. No children were born of this marriage.
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