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== Heads of the House of Romanov (1917-present) ==

== Heads of the House of Romanov (1917-present) ==

The Legitimist line is as follows:<ref>''[https://www.russianlegitimist.org/ The Russian Legitimist]''</ref>

The succession has been the subject of various disputes. But the Legitimist line given below is the most widely accepted:<ref>Horan, Brien, "[https://www.russianlegitimist.org/russian-imperial-succession The Russian Imperial Succession]," ''The Russian Legitimist''.</ref>

*Tsar Nicholas II (1917-1918) (after abdication).

*Tsar Nicholas II (1917-1918) (after abdication).

*Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna (1992-present),<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.<br/>"Maria Vladimirovna is the most widely acknowledged pretender to the throne of Russia." Pruitt, Sarah, "[https://www.history.com/news/romanov-family-tree-descendants-imposters-claims The Romanov Family Tree: Real Descendants and Wannabes]," ''History.com'', March 29, 2019.<br/>Patriarch Kirill I recognizes Maria as head of the house: "Your Eminences! Maria Vladimirovna, Head of the Imperial House! Dear Fathers! Brothers and Sisters!" ("[http://www.imperialhouse.ru/en/interest/anniversary/3637.html The Head of the House of Romanoff visits St. Petersburg, Valaam, and the Island of Kizhi]," July 11-16, 2013).</ref> daughter of Vladimir.

*Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna (1992-present),<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.<br/>"Maria Vladimirovna is the most widely acknowledged pretender to the throne of Russia." Pruitt, Sarah, "[https://www.history.com/news/romanov-family-tree-descendants-imposters-claims The Romanov Family Tree: Real Descendants and Wannabes]," ''History.com'', March 29, 2019.<br/>Patriarch Kirill I recognizes Maria as head of the house: "Your Eminences! Maria Vladimirovna, Head of the Imperial House! Dear Fathers! Brothers and Sisters!" ("[http://www.imperialhouse.ru/en/interest/anniversary/3637.html The Head of the House of Romanoff visits St. Petersburg, Valaam, and the Island of Kizhi]," July 11-16, 2013).</ref> daughter of Vladimir.

Nicholas II, his wife, and five children were killed at Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Siberia in July 1918 as the Bolsheviks hunted down the former imperial family.<ref>"[https://www.9news.com.au/world/romanovs-house-3d/27e0c473-7541-4e8d-bfe9-704b96a793db See inside Ipatiev House where the Russian Royals were executed]," nine.com.au, Jul 19, 2017.</ref> Four princes were thrown down a mine shaft alive and then stoned to death.<ref>Opfell, p. 75.</ref> After years of concealment and Bolshevik lies, investigator Nikolai Sokolov revealed the fate of the family in 1924.

Nicholas II, his wife, and five children were killed at Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Siberia in July 1918 as the Bolsheviks hunted down the former imperial family.<ref>"[https://www.9news.com.au/world/romanovs-house-3d/27e0c473-7541-4e8d-bfe9-704b96a793db See inside Ipatiev House where the Russian Royals were executed]," nine.com.au, Jul 19, 2017.</ref> Four princes were thrown down a mine shaft alive and then stoned to death.<ref>Opfell, p. 75.</ref> After years of concealment and lies, investigator Nikolai Sokolov revealed the fate of the family in 1924.

The murder of Nicholas, his son Alexei Nikolaevich (1904 – 1918), and his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich (1878 – 1918) left Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich (1876 - 1938) as next in line. Many monarchists disliked Kirill or viewed him as a traitor. They refused to treat him as head of the house until Sokolov's report was published. When Kirill died in October 1938, the five most senior Romanovs signed a statement accepting his son Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (1917 – 1992) as successor.<ref>These were Grand Duke Boris, Grand Duke Andrew, Grand Duke Dmitry, Prince Vsevelod, and Prince Gavriel. See "[https://www.russianlegitimist.org/russian-imperial-succession The Russian Imperial Succession]" by Brien Horan.</ref>

The murder of Nicholas, his son Alexei Nikolaevich (1904 – 1918), and his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich (1878 – 1918) left Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich (1876 - 1938) as next in line. Many monarchists disliked Kirill or viewed him as a traitor. They refused to treat him as head of the house until Sokolov's report was published. When Kirill died in October 1938, the five most senior Romanovs signed a statement accepting his son Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (1917 – 1992) as successor.<ref>These were Grand Duke Boris, Grand Duke Andrew, Grand Duke Dmitry, Prince Vsevelod, and Prince Gavriel. See Horan.</ref>

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