Prince Andrew Romanov

Prince Andrew Andreyevich
Spouse Elena Dourneva
Kathleen Norris
Inez von Bachelin
Issue
Prince Alexis Andreyevich
Prince Peter Andreyevich
Prince Andrew Andreyevich
Full name
Andrew Andreyevich Romanoff
House House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Father Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Mother Elisabetha Ruffo
Born 21 January 1923 (1923-01-21) (age 89)
London, England, United Kingdom

Andrew Andreyevich Romanov (born 21 January 1923) is a Russian American prince and artist.

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Biography

Russian Imperial Family
Extended imperial family

Andrew Andreyevich Romanov was born in London, England, to Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia (1897–1981) and his first wife, Elisabetha Sasso-Ruffo (1886–1940). He is a grandson of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, the eldest sister of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia.[1] His godfather was Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.[2] He spent his childhood living in a guesthouse at Windsor Castle.[3]

Romanov was educated at the Imperial Service College and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. In 1949 he left the United Kingdom for the United States where he worked for a time as a carpenter.[4] In 1954 he became a naturalised U.S. citizen on 20 December 1954.[1]

He currently resides in Marin County, California and in 2007 released an autobiography called The Boy Who Would Be Tsar which is illustrated with his artwork.

His work has been exhibited worldwide, including recent exhibitions at Gallery 16 in San Francisco.

Marriages and children

Prince Andrew has been married three times. He was married first in San Francisco on 9 September 1951 to Elena Dourneva (born 1927). They had one son before divorcing in 1959.

He was married secondly to Kathleen Norris (1935–1967) whom he married on 21 March 1961 in San Francisco. They had two children. Kathleen Norris was a granddaughter of Kathleen Norris and Charles Gilman Norris.

He is presently married to Inez von Bachelin (born 1933).

Title and styles

N.B. Since the Russian revolution members of the Imperial family have tended to drop the territorial designation “of Russia” and use the princely title with the surname Romanov.[5] However this title, and even his right to the surname Romanov are disputed by some.[6]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage". http://www.thepeerage.com/p11123.htm#i111225. Retrieved 3 October 2007. 
  2. ^ van der Kiste, John; Coryne Hall (2004). Once A Grand Duchess. Sutton Publishing. pp. 209. ISBN 0750935219. 
  3. ^ Farr, Kristin (5 February 2007). "Art Review : Andrew Romanoff: The Boy Who Would Be Tsar". http://www.kqed.org/arts/visualarts/index.jsp?id=13524. Retrieved 3 October 2007. 
  4. ^ Liberatore, Paul (22 January 2007). "Liberatore at Large: Shrinky Dink autobiography tells the storybook life of a Russian prince in Inverness". http://www.marinij.com/westmarin/ci_5060118. Retrieved 3 October 2007. 
  5. ^ Almanach de Gotha (186th ed.). 2003. pp. 314. ISBN 0953214249. 
  6. ^ "Dynastic Succession". imperialhouse.ru. http://www.imperialhouse.ru/eng/imperialhouse/succession.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 

External links

See also

Prince Andrew Romanov
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 21 January 1923
Russian royalty
Preceded by
Prince Dimitri Romanov		 Line of succession to the Russian throne
2nd position		 Succeeded by
Prince Alexis Romanov