Last Romanov born in Russian empire dies aged 95
The last surviving member of the Romanov dynasty born in the Russian Empire has died in Spain. She was 95.
Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna, known to her supporters as the Dowager Empress of Russia, was the widow of the Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, who until his death in 1992 was the head of the Romanov dynasty and pretender to the Russian throne.
Grand Duke Vladimir was the great-grandson of Alexander II, the third-to-last tsar of Russia.
Born in 1914 in Tbilisi, in modern-day Georgia, Leonida was the last surviving representative of the Romanov family to have been born on the territory of the Russian Empire before they were ousted from the Russian throne by the Bolsheviks.
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Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna, known to her supporters as the Dowager Empress of Russia, was the widow of the Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, who until his death in 1992 was the head of the Romanov dynasty and pretender to the Russian throne.
Grand Duke Vladimir was the great-grandson of Alexander II, the third-to-last tsar of Russia.
Born in 1914 in Tbilisi, in modern-day Georgia, Leonida was the last surviving representative of the Romanov family to have been born on the territory of the Russian Empire before they were ousted from the Russian throne by the Bolsheviks.