Prince Rostislav Romanov (1938–1999)

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Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich
Born (1938-11-24)24 November 1938
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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London, England
Spouse Stephena Verdel Cook
Christia Ipsen
Issue Princess Stephena Rostislavovna
Princess Alexandra Rostislavovna
Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich
Prince Nikita Rostislavovich
Full name
Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanov
House Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Father Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia
Mother Princess Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine

Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanov (3 December 1938 – 7 January 1999) was a descendant of the Imperial Family of Russia and a merchant banker.[1]

Biography

Known as "Rosti", he was born in Chicago, the only son of Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia and his first morganatic wife, Princess Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine [2] (later Mrs. Armour) (1905–2006). He was a grandson of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, and thus the great-grandson of Tsar Alexander III. Prince Rotislav's parents divorced in 1944.

It is often alleged that Rostislav's birth was morganatic and not dynastic, arguing that his father's marriage with Princess Alexandra Galitzina would have been morganatic.

Prince Rostislav spent his early life in Chicago and after attending Phillips Academy, Andover he graduated from Yale University. He later moved to the United Kingdom where he worked in London as a merchant banker.[3]

In 1998 Prince Rostislav visited Russia for the funeral of his great uncle Emperor Nicholas II. Shortly after returning to the United Kingdom he was taken ill, with doctors believing he caught a rare disease from the dust at the church where the funeral took place. He subsequently fell into a coma, dying in London.[4]

Marriages and children

Prince Rostislav was married firstly on 9 September 1960 in Winnetka, Illinois to Stephena Verdel Cook (born 1938) and they had one daughter before the marriage was dissolved in 1980.[5]

  • Princess Stephena Rostislavovna Romanov (born 1963)

He was married secondly in August, 1980 in Lake Forest, Illinois to Christia Ipsen and they had three children:[5]

Title and styles

N.B. After the Russian revolution morganatic descendants of the Imperial family tended to use the princely title with the surname Romanov.[6] However this title, and even his right to the surname Romanov was disputed by some.[7]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Rostislav Romanov (1938–1999)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Nicholas I of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Charlotte of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Cecilie of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Sophie of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Alexander II of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Alexander III of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Christian IX of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Dagmar of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Louise of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Prince Vassili Sergeievich Galitzine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Prince Paul Vassilievich Galitzine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Countess Aglaide Paulovna Stroganova
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Prince Paul Pavlovich Galitzine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Prince Nikita Petrovich Trubetskoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Princess Katharina Nikitischna Trubetskaya
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Alexandra Alexandrovna Nelidova
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Prince Peter Ivanovich Mestcherski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Prince Nikolai Petrovich Mestscherski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Katharina Nikolaievna Karamzin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Alexandra Nicolaievna Mestscherskaia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Count Alexander Nikititsch Panin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Countess Maria Alexandrovna Panina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Alexandra Sergeievna Tolstaïa
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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External links

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