Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia

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Prince Michael Andreevich
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Born (1920-07-15)15 July 1920
Versailles, France
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Sydney, Australia
Spouse Jill Murphy
Shirley Cramond
Giulia Crespi
Full name
Michael Andreevich Romanoff
House Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Father Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Mother Elisabetha Ruffo

Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia (15 July 1920 – 22 September 2008) was a descendant of the House of Romanov which ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917. He was a great nephew of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia.

Early life

Prince Michael Andreevich was born in Versailles, the second child and eldest son of Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia and Donna Elisabetta di Sasso-Ruffo (1886–1940). He was a grandson of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia and a great nephew of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia. From his father's first marriage he had two siblings, an older sister Xenia and a younger brother Andrew. From his father's second marriage he had one half sister, Olga.

Neither Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich nor his son Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich (who were heads of the House of Romanov from 1924 to 1992) recognised Michael as a Prince of Russia. Cyril and Vladimir held that the marriage of Prince Michael Andreevitch's parents was not dynastic and that Michael had no succession rights to the Russian throne. They accorded him the title HSH Prince Romanovsky-di Sasso Ruffo."[1]

Prince Michael Andreevich was educated at Beaumont College in Old Windsor, and lived with his parents and his grandmother Grand Duchess Xenia in exile at Frogmore Cottage on the grounds of Windsor Castle and later at Wilderness House until he was commissioned to serve in the Royal Navy during World War II.[2] During the war Michael served in Australia with the Fleet Air Arm. He moved there permanently following the conclusion of the war and became an aviation engineer.[3]

Marriages and later life

Prince Michael Andreevich married three times. On 24 February 1953 at Sydney he married Jill Murphy (b. 1921); the marriage was short lived and was dissolved by divorce in September 1953. On 23 July 1954 at Sydney he married Shirley Cramond (1916–1983). On 14 July 1993 at Sydney he married Giulia Crespi (b. 1930). Michael had no children from any of his marriages.

In 1980 Prince Michael Andreevich became Imperial protector of the Sovereign Order of the Orthodox Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem which was formerly under the protection of his father Prince Andrei and uncle Prince Vasili.[4] In 2006 he was elected Grand Prior.[5] This group was not recognized by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, or the Associated Orders of St. John.[6] He was also vice president of the Romanov Family Association.

Prince Michael Andreevich died at 2am on 22 September 2008 in Sydney, Australia, the same day as his cousin, Prince Michael Feodorovich of Russia, the son of Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia.

Title and styles

N.B. After the Russian revolution members of the Imperial family tended to drop the territorial designation “of Russia” and use the princely title with the surname Romanov.[7] However this title, and even his right to the surname Romanov were disputed by some.[8]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Nicholas I of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Charlotte of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Cecilie of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Sophie of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Alexander II of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Alexander III of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Christian IX of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Dagmar of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Louise of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Michael Andreevich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Francesco Ruffo, Duke of Bagnara
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Girolamo Ruffo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Nicoletta Filangieri
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Fabrizio Ruffo, Duke of Sasso-Ruffo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Prince Giacomo Filomarino della Rocca d'Aspro
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Elena Filomarino
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Rosa Cattaneo della Volta, Marchesa di Montescaglioso
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Elisabetha Ruffo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Prince Vassili Ivanovich Mestcherski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Prince Alexander Vasilievich Meschtschersky
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Baroness Charlotte von Vietinghoff gennant Scheel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Natalia Alexandrovna Meschtschersky
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Count Sergei Grigorievitch Stroganov
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Countess Elizaveta Sergeievna Stroganova
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Natalia Pavlovna Stroganova
 
 
 
 
 
 

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External links

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