Pretender

:This page is about the word Pretender as it applies to a monarchy. For other meanings, see Pretender (disambiguation).

Russian Pretenders

There is much debate over who is the legitimate heir to the Russian throne. George of Russia, son of Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, is considered by some to be the legitimate heir, being the grandson of a cousin of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Unequal marriages have made tracking a legitimate heir to the Russian throne very difficult, and some believe there is no legitimate heir at all. Nicholas Romanoff, the president of Romanov Family Association, a junior male descendant of the imperial family, is regarded by some as the head of the family, but he is born of a morganatic marriage and therefore not entitled to inherit the throne under strict Russian succession law. Those who impersonated the murdered daughters of Nicholas II were not pretenders to the throne, as women could not succeed to the Russian throne while a male dynast was alive. The last male dynast, Grand Duke Vladimir, did not die until 1992.

Related Topics:
George of Russia - Maria Vladimirovna of Russia - Nicholas II of Russia - Nicholas Romanoff - Romanov Family Association - Grand Duke Vladimir - 1992

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