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=== Equal marriage dispute ===
=== Equal marriage dispute ===
In 1948, Vladimir married Princess Leonida Bagration-Mukhransky in Lausanne. The House of Bagration is one of the world's oldest ruling families, ruling Georgia from 813 to 1801.<ref>Only the Japanese Imperial House is older. Russia and Georgia made a treaty affirming the status of the Bagrations in 1783: ‘Her Imperial Majesty (Catherine II), graciously accept in supreme power and protection over the Kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti, promises in Her name and in the name of Her Heirs… to preserve forever on the Throne of the Kingdoms of Kartli and Kakhety [Georgia] the Serene Tsar Irakly, son of Theimouraz, and his Heirs and Descendants.’ Quoted by Brien Horan in "[https://www.russianlegitimist.org/russian-imperial-succession The Russian Imperial Succession]."</ref> 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 nominally about the succession, the failure of the Romanov family to confirm Maria as head of the house is tied to her interpretation of a traditional rule that required a Romanov to marry a partner of equal rank. This requirement has proven difficult for exiled royals to fulfill.
In 1948, Vladimir married Princess Leonida Bagration-Mukhransky in Lausanne. The House of Bagration is one of the world's oldest ruling families, ruling Georgia from 813 to 1801.<ref>Only the Japanese Imperial House is older. Russia and Georgia made a treaty affirming the status of the Bagrations in 1783: ‘Her Imperial Majesty (Catherine II), graciously accept in supreme power and protection over the Kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti, promises in Her name and in the name of Her Heirs… to preserve forever on the Throne of the Kingdoms of Kartli and Kakhety [Georgia] the Serene Tsar Irakly, son of Theimouraz, and his Heirs and Descendants.’ Quoted by Brien Horan in "[https://www.russianlegitimist.org/russian-imperial-succession The Russian Imperial Succession]."</ref>
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>
Led by Nicholas Romanov, slighted family members formed the Romanov Family Association in 1979. This 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 called for the dynasty's rules on equal and unequal marriages to be revised.<ref name="Massie"/>
Led by Nicholas Romanov, slighted family members formed the Romanov Family Association in 1979. This 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 called for the dynasty's rules on equal and unequal marriages to be revised.<ref name="Massie"/>