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HSH Princess Ekaterina Ivanovna died recently ( March 13). She was the last member of the Imperial Family of Russia to be born prior to the revolution. She lived 1915-2007.

No, I dont think it's one of the Romanovs, but maybe a Russian noble.

The title of Grand Duke/Duchess with the style of Imperial Highness was given to the children and male line grandchildren of the Emporer. Great-grandchildren were Prince/ss with the style of His/Her Highness. The eldest son of a great grandson was also HH. All other members of the family were...

The closest intermarriages seems to have occured in the Catholic Royal Families, where it was not unsual for an uncle to marry a niece. King Constantine II of Greece and Prince Philip of UK are first cousins once removed. King George I - Prince Andrew- Prince Philip King George I- King...

Crown princess Mary is doing a great job, and she seems to be an ambitius woman with integrety (so is Princess Alexandra), which for me is a very good thing. So she is very OK now.

In many Royal Houses it is (or was) common that the title of Prince continued in theory in perpepuity, if the person made an equal marriage. That was also the case with Russian Princes. That has nothing to do with impressing people. Today there are no Russian Princes alive (or most people think...

The plain crash was indeed sad, and in the long run it also meant the end of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse and by Rhine.

The title Prince/ss of Russia, or Prince/Princess of the Blood Imperial was created with Alexander III's ukaze in 1886. He limited the title of Grand Duke/Duchess with the style of Imperial Highness to the children and male line grandchildren of the Emporer. Other family members were Prince/ss...