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*Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich (1918-1938). Proclaimed "curator of the throne" in 1922 and "emperor" in 1924.
*Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich (1918-1938). Proclaimed "curator of the throne" in 1922 and "emperor" in 1924.
*Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (1938-1992), son of Kirill.
*Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (1938-1992), son of Kirill.
*Princess Maria Vladimirovna (1992-present) [disputed], daughter of Vladimir.<ref>Titles follow usage in ''Gotha.'' (James, John. ''Almanach de Gotha,'' 2016)</ref>
*Princess Maria Vladimirovna (1992-present) [disputed], daughter of Vladimir.<ref>"But most monarchist and monarchist historians consider Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, who lives in Spain and France, to be the legitimate head of the house," Opfell, Olga S., ''[https://books.google.com.vn/books?id=9UFveIUgktIC&dq= Royalty Who Wait: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe]'', 2001, p. 71.</ref>
Nicholas II and his family were killed at Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg, Siberia in July 1918 as Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks hunted down the former imperial family. Four princes were thrown down a mine shaft alive and then stoned to death.<ref>Opfell, p. 75.</ref>
A statement accepting Vladimir as head of the House was signed in October 1938 by the five most senior Romanovs.<ref>These were Grand Duke Boris, Grand Duke Andrew, Grand Duke Dmitry, Prince Vsevelod, and Prince Gavriel. See Brien Horan, "[https://www.russianlegitimist.org/russian-imperial-succession The Russian Imperial Succession]."</ref> When Vladimir died in 1992, Maria claimed the right to succeed as the only child of the last male dynast.
A statement accepting Vladimir as head of the House was signed in October 1938 by the five most senior Romanovs.<ref>These were Grand Duke Boris, Grand Duke Andrew, Grand Duke Dmitry, Prince Vsevelod, and Prince Gavriel. See Brien Horan, "[https://www.russianlegitimist.org/russian-imperial-succession The Russian Imperial Succession]."</ref> When Vladimir died in 1992, Maria claimed the right to succeed as the only child of the last male dynast.