Georgi Konstantinowitsch Romanov
Prince Georgy Romanov ( Russian Георгий Константинович Романов * April 23 . Jul / 6. May 1903 greg. In Pavlovsk , Russia ; † 7. November 1938 in New York City , USA ) was a member of the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp .
Life
Georgi was the sixth and youngest son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinowitsch Romanow (1858-1915) and his wife Princess Elisabeth von Sachsen-Altenburg (1865-1927), daughter of Prince Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Princess Augusta Luise von Sachsen-Meiningen.
Following the October Revolution , he fled with his family on board the Swedish ship Angermanland via Tallinn to Helsinki and then via Mariehamn to Stockholm . He studied design in London and became a successful interior designer in New York City . Georgi died during an operation at the age of 35.
Worth mentioning
- On July 14, 1886, Tsar Alexander III modified the the house laws of the Romanovs, by restricting the title “Grand Duke” or “Grand Duchess” to the children and grandchildren in the male line of a tsar. Distant descendants would in future bear the title of “ Imperial Prince” or “Imperial Princess”. Georgi, a great-grandson of Tsar Nicholas I , was only an “Imperial Prince” by birth.
Web links
- IS Semyonov: Christian Dynasties in Europe (Христианские династии Европы), Olma Media Group, 2002, page 427 (Russian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Romanov, Georgi Konstantinowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Романов, Георгий Константинович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian interior designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pavlovsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1938 |
| Place of death | New York City |