Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch of Russia, Kirill Vladimirovitch Romanov (Кири́лл Влади́мирович Рома́нов) (October 12 (N.S.), 1876—October 12, 1938) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias from 1924 until his death. The title of Grand Duke (Latin, Magnus Dux; German, Großherzog, Russian, Великий князь) used in Slavic, Baltic, and Germanic countries, is ranked in honour below King but higher than a sovereign Duke (Herzog) or Prince (Fürst). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

His Imperial Highness The Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch of Russia was born in 1876, the son of HIH Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovitch of Russia (22 April 1847 - 17 February 1909) and HIH Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna née HH Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His paternal grandparents were Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. His maternal grandparents were Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Augusta of Reuss- Köstritz. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Marie of Hesse Princess Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and the Rhine ( 8 August 1824- 8 June 1880) was a princess of Grand Ducal Hesse and, as Marie Alexandrovna, Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. ... Alternate use: Reuss River Reuss is the name of several historical states in todays Thuringia, Germany. ...

Cyril was a nephew of (among others) Alexander III of Russia and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia. Alexander III of Russia - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, later Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (17 October 1853 - 24 October 1920) was the daughter of the Russian tsar who became the wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and...

His first cousins included (among others) Alexander Romanov, Nicholas II of Russia, Xenia, Grand Duchess of Russia, Grand Duke Michael of Russia , Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, Princess Marie of Edinburgh, Princess Victoria of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh and Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov. Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, (In Russian Великий Князь Александр Александрович Романов), was the infant son of Alexander III and Empress Marie of Russia. ... Tsar Nicholas II (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918)1 was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. ... Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna Romanova (In Russian Великая Княжна Ксения Александровна Романова) was born on 6 April 1875 in St Petersburg and died 20 April 1960 at Wilderness House in Hampton Court, England. ... Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Романов), sometimes called Tsar Michael II (November 22, 1878 (O.S.) - about June 12, 1918) was the son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. ... Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (Olga Alexandrovna Romanova, Ольга Александровна Романова ) (June 13, 1882 - November 24, 1960) was a Grand Duchess of Russia and the younger sister of Russian Tsar Nikolai II. Born on June 13, 1882 in Alexandria Palace, Peterhof, Russia, she was the youngest daughter of Tsar... His Royal Highness Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was a member of the British Royal Family. ... King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania, photographed in Belgrade in 1926 at the christening of her grandson Prince Peter of Yugoslavia. ... Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Edinburgh (Victoria Melita) (25 November 1876 - 2 March 1936) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (September 1, 1878 - April 16, 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family. ... Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh (Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria), (20 April 1884 - 13 July 1966), was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov (Дмитри Павлович Романов) (September 18, 1891 – March 5, 1941) was a Russian nobleman, one of the few Romanovs to escape execution by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. ...

He married his first cousin HRH Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1905. Victoria was daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia. Duke Alfred was a son of HM Victoria of the United Kingdom and HRH Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort. She was also the divorced wife of HRH Prince Ernst Ludwig of Hesse. Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna of Russia, née Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Edinburgh (Victoria Melita), and later Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (25 November 1876 - 2 March 1936) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Edinburgh (6 August 1844- 30 July 1900), was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, later Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (17 October 1853 - 24 October 1920) was the daughter of the Russian tsar who became the wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and... Victoria of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...

After this marriage which was disapproved by Nicholas II, Cyril was stripped of his imperial titles. However, after several deaths in the family put Cyril third in the line of succession to the Imperial Throne, Nicholas reinstated Cyril's royal titles, and the latter's wife was given the title Grand Duchess of Russia, who from then on was styled as Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Viktoria Feodorovna.

In 1924, Grand Duke Cyril proclaimed himself Emperor in exile; by the laws of the Russian Empire he was the prime pretender after the execution of Tsar's family by bolsheviks. 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... Tsar Nicholas II (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918)1 was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ...

His sole son, Vladimir, chose not to proclaim himself Emperor. His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovitch of Russia, Vladimir Kirillovitch Romanov (Влади́мир Кири́ллович Рома́нов) (August 30 (N.S.), 1917 - April 21, 1992) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias from 1938 to his death. ...

Grand Duke Michael of Russia, Mikhail Alexandrovich Romanov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Романов), sometimes called Emperor Michael II (November 22, 1878 (O.S.) - about June 12, 1918) was the son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. ... At different times, a ruler in Ruthenia/Kievan Rus/Muscovy/early Russia/Imperial Russia bore the title of Kniaz (translated as Duke or Prince), Velikiy Kniaz (translated as Grand Duke, Grand Prince or Great Prince), Tsar, Emperor. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovitch of Russia, Vladimir Kirillovitch Romanov (Влади́мир Кири́ллович Рома́нов) (August 30 (N.S.), 1917 - April 21, 1992) was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia and Titular Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias from 1938 to his death. ...