Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
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| Grand Duke George Mikhailovich | |
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| Grand Duke of Russia, Prince of Prussia | |
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| Born | 13 March 1981 Madrid, Spain |
| House | House of Romanov-Hohenzollern |
| Father | Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia |
| Mother | Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Романов; born 13 March 1981) is the heir apparent to Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, a claimant to the disputed Headship of the Imperial Family of Russia.[1] She attributes to him the title of Tsesarevich and he bears, as a title of pretence, the prefix of Grand Duke with the style of Imperial Highness; as the son of a cadet Prince of Prussia he also inherits the title Prince of Prussia with the style of Royal Highness.[2]
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Early life
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George was born in Madrid in 1981, the son of Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (at the time styled HIH Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia) and Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia,[3][1] only child and heir of Vladimir Cyrillovich, Grand Duke of Russia.[4][2] Grandparents on his father's side were Prince Karl Franz of Prussia and Princess Henriette von Schönaich-Carolath. George was baptised on 6 May 1981, in Madrid; his godfather is Constantine II of Greece. Also present at the baptism were King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain and Simeon II and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria.[5] George was given the title Grand Duke of Russia by his maternal grandfather,[6] prompting Prince Vasili Alexandrovich, then president of the Romanov Family Association, to respond in writing that "The Romanov Family Association hereby declares that the joyful event in the Prussian Royal House does not concern the Romanov Family Association since the newborn prince is not a member of either the Russian Imperial House or of the Romanov family".[7]
In anticipation of his eventual succession as pretender and with his maternal grandfather's approval, his mother applied for a change of name with the French authorities as "Grand Duke George of Russia" instead of "Prinz von Preußen".[7] This was refused by the French Minister of Justice. His parents separated in 1982 and divorced in 1985. His father, who stopped using his Russian title after his separation, has said of his son, "I have his German passport right here; I always carry it with me. It says he is Prince George of Prussia".[7]
George spent the first years of his life in France before moving to Spain.[8] There he and his mother lived, along with his maternal grandmother, in the home of his maternal aunt, Helen Kirby, who inherited a significant fortune from her father, Sumner Moore Kirby.[9]
Education and career
George was educated at Runnymede College in Madrid, D'Overbroeck's College, Oxford and at St Benet's Hall, Oxford[citation needed].
In Brussels, he worked at the European Parliament where he was an assistant to Loyola de Palacio, former European Commissioner for Transport and Energy. Later he moved to Luxembourg where he was employed at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Atomic Energy and Security[citation needed].
On 12 December 2008, he was appointed an aide to the Director General of MMC Norilsk Nickel, a major Russian nickel-mining company.[10]
In 2012 he was nominated chief executive of Metal Trade Overseas, the main sales hub for Norilsk Nickel in Switzerland.[11]
In 2014 he started his own company, Romanoff & Partners, in Brussels.[12]
Heir to his mother
On 21 April 1992, upon the death of his maternal grandfather Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich, George's mother claimed to have succeeded as the sovereign and Curatrix of the Throne of Russia,[13] making him, to supporters of his mother, heir-apparent and tsesarevich. He visited Russia for the first time shortly thereafter to attend the funeral of his grandfather.[8] His claim to the throne is contested, for reasons detailed in the article on the line of succession to the Russian throne.
In 1996, when he, his mother, and his grandmother Leonida returned to Russia after living in Madrid, one of President Boris Yeltsin's former bodyguards was assigned as tutor to the 15-year-old prince. He was also set to study at a Russian Naval college but these plans were dropped out of concern that he would be bullied.[14]
Titles, styles and honours
Title
- 13 March 1981 – present: His Imperial and Royal Highness Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Prince of Prussia
Awards
Russian dynastic orders
- Knight Grand Cross Order of Saint Andrew
- Knight Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
- Knight Order of the White Eagle
- Knight Grand Cross Order of St. Anne
- Knight Grand Cross Order of Saint Stanislaus
Foreign dynastic orders
- Knight of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ, House of Bagration (Georgia)
- Knight Grand Cross Order of the Holy Trinity, Salomonic (Ethiopia)
Portuguese Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael of the Wing- Grand Bailly of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[15]
Ancestry
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 99, 111, 799 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Band XIV. "Haus Preußen". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1991, p. 153. (German) ISBN 3-7980-0700-4.
- ↑ Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp.82-84, 127, 152, 173. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
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- ↑ [http://www.riuo.org/SUCCESSION_ENGLISH.pdf Succession to the Imperial throne of Russia.
- ↑ Massie p. 264
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Massie, 270.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/a-long-memory-for-murder-1.67852
- ↑ "Georgy Romanov appointed as Advisor to General Director of MMC Norilsk Nickel".
- ↑ http://www.nornik.ru/en/about-norilsk-nickel/sales/our-sales
- ↑ http://www.romanoffpartners.com/
- ↑ Dynastic Succession
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- ↑ http://www.imperialhouse.ru
Further reading
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Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern
Born: 13 March 1981 |
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| Lines of succession | ||
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| First in line | Line of succession to the Russian throne (Disputed) 1st position |
Succeeded by Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen |
| Preceded by | Line of succession to the German throne 14th position |
Succeeded by Prince Franz Friedrich of Prussia |
| Preceded by | Line of succession to the British throne descended from Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria |
Succeeded by Prince Franz Friedrich of Prussia |
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
- House of Hohenzollern
- Prussian princes
- Russian grand dukes
- Alumni of St Benet's Hall, Oxford
- Recipients of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Collège Stanislas de Paris alumni
- Spanish people of Russian descent
