The House of Romanov was a Russian family which started in 1613 at the start of Michael I’s reign. The last Romanov Tsar was Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917. The imperial line expired in 1992 when Vladimir Kirillovich, son of Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich, died in Florida.<ref>''Almanach de Gotha'' calls him "the last Head of the Imperial House of Russia, Titular Emperor Vladimir Kirillovich." (James, John. ''Almanach de Gotha'' 2016)</ref> | The House of Romanov was a Russian family which started in 1613 at the start of Michael I’s reign. The last Romanov Tsar was Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917. The imperial line expired in 1992 when Vladimir Kirillovich, son of Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich, died in Florida.<ref>''Almanach de Gotha'' calls him "the last Head of the Imperial House of Russia, Titular Emperor Vladimir Kirillovich." (James, John. ''Almanach de Gotha'' 2016)</ref> |