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*Maria Vladimirovna (1992-present) [disputed], daughter of Vladimir

*Maria Vladimirovna (1992-present) [disputed], daughter of Vladimir

In 1948, Vladimir married Princess Leonida Bagration-Mukhransky in Lausanne. When he died in Florida in 1992, his daughter Maria Vladimirovna claimed the right to succeed as the only child of the last male Romanov dynast.

In 1948, Vladimir married Princess Leonida Bagration-Mukhransky in Lausanne. The Bagrations are the former ruling family of Georgia, a republic in the Caucasus. In 1969, Vladimir issued a proclamation which declared that the marriages of other Romanov dynasts were not "equal" according to the rules of the House. They had married members of non-ruling noble families.<ref name="Massie">Massie, Robert K., ''The Romanovs: The Final Chapter'', 1995, p. 282.</ref>

Although the Bagrations are the former ruling family of the Republic of Georgia, the Romanov Family Association has objected that Vladimir's marriage was not "equal" according to the rules of the House. This would imply that Maria was not eligible to succeed. The RFA includes almost all the surviving Romanovs aside from Maria. It promotes the claim of Andrew Andreevich, a California author.

Infighting came to a boil in 1976 at the wedding of Maria Vladimirovna, Vladimir's daughter, and  Franz Wilhelm of Prussia, a Hohenzollern prince. The slighted Romanovs formed the Romanov Family Association in 1979. The association included almost all the surviving Romanovs aside from Vladimir and Maria. As the Bagrations had been incorporated into the Russian nobility, Vladimir's own marriage was unequal, the association argued. Maria was thus not eligible to succeed. The association argued that the dynasty's rules on this subject should be revised. When Vladimir died in Florida in 1992, Maria claimed the right to succeed as the only child of the last male Romanov dynast.<ref name="Massie"/>

''Almanach de Gotha'' describes Vladimir as, "the last Head of the Imperial House of Russia." That is to say, it does not recognize the claims of either Romanov faction.<ref>James, John. ''Almanach de Gotha,'' (2016)</ref>

''Almanach de Gotha'' describes Vladimir as, "the last Head of the Imperial House of Russia." That is to say, it does not recognize the claims of either Romanov faction.<ref>James, John. ''Almanach de Gotha,'' (2016)</ref>