Dimitri Romanovich Romanov | |||||
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![]() Dimitri (c) and wife Dorrit with Vladimir Putin at a state reception | |||||
Head of the House of Romanov (disputed) | |||||
Time | 15 September 2014 – 31 December 2016 | ||||
Predecessor | Prince Nicholas Romanovich | ||||
Successor | Prince Andrew Andreevich | ||||
Born | Cap d'Antibes, France | 17 May 1926||||
Died | 31 December 2016 Copenhagen, Denmark | (aged 90)||||
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House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | ||||
Father | Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia | ||||
Mother | Countess Praskovia Sheremeteva |
Dimitri Romanovich Romanov (Russian: Дмитрий Романович Романов; 17 May 1926 – 31 December 2016)[1] was a descendant of Russia's former ruling dynasty, a banker, philanthropist, and author. He was also a claimant to the headship of the Imperial House of Russia. At his death, the male line of the Nicholaevich branch of the Romanov family died out.