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Vladimir lived in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Brittany until 1942, when the Nazis arrested him and put him in a concentration camp. When he died in Florida in 1992, his daughter Maria Vladimirovna claimed the right to succeed.

Vladimir lived in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Brittany until 1942, when the Nazis arrested him and put him in a concentration camp. When he died in Florida in 1992, his daughter Maria Vladimirovna claimed the right to succeed.

''Almanach de Gotha'', a reference work on noble genealogy and succession, rejects Maria's claim on the grounds that the succession law does not provide for female succession. It describes Vladimir as, "the last Head of the Imperial House of Russia."<ref>James, John. ''Almanach de Gotha,'' 2016)</ref>

''Almanach de Gotha'', a reference work on noble genealogy and succession, rejects Maria's claim on the grounds that the succession law does not provide for female succession. It describes Vladimir as, "the last Head of the Imperial House of Russia."<ref>James, John. ''Almanach de Gotha,'' (2016)</ref>

However, the law itself is less clear on this subject:{{cquote|Both sexes have the right of succession to the Throne; but this right belongs by preference to the male sex according to the principle of primogeiture; with the extinction of the last male issue, succession to the Throne passes to the female issue by right of substitution.<ref>Article 27, "[https://alphahistory.com/russianrevolution/excerpts-fundamental-laws-1906/ Fundamental Laws of the Russian Empire]" (1906). This article is copied from the Pauline Law of 1797 (Article 5).</ref>}}

However, the law itself is less clear on this subject:{{cquote|Both sexes have the right of succession to the Throne; but this right belongs by preference to the male sex according to the principle of primogeiture; with the extinction of the last male issue, succession to the Throne passes to the female issue by right of substitution.<ref>Article 27, "[https://alphahistory.com/russianrevolution/excerpts-fundamental-laws-1906/ Fundamental Laws of the Russian Empire]" (1906). This article is copied from the Pauline Law of 1797 (Article 5).</ref>}}