Mother Elisabetha Ruffo Role Artist Grandchildren Natasha Romanov | Name Prince Romanov House House of Romanov | |
Born 21 January 1923 (age 101)
London, England ( 1923-01-21 ) Issue Prince Alexis Andreyevich
Prince Peter Andreyevich
Prince Andrew Andreyevich Father Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia Spouse Kathleen Norris (m. 1961), Elena Dourneva (m. 1951–1959), Inez von Bachelin Children Prince Alexis Romanov, Prince Andrew Andreevich, Prince Peter Andreevich, Prince Alexis Andreevich Parents Donna Elisabetta Ruffo-Sasso, Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia Similar People Prince Andrei Alexandr, Grand Duchess Xenia Ale, Grand Duke Alexande, Princess Irina Alexandr, Michael I of Russia | ||
Andrew Andreyevich Romanov (born 21 January 1923) is a Russian American artist and author. He is a great-nephew of Russia's last Emperor, Nicholas II (see Romanov Family Association).
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Biography
Andrew Andreyevich Romanov was born in London, England to Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia (1897–1981) and his first morganatic wife, Elisabetha Sasso-Ruffo (1886–1940). He is the head of the family of his great-grandfather, Emperor Alexander III of Russia. He is the eldest living male line grandson of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and his wife Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, the eldest sister of the last reigning Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, thereby being the last Emperor's closest family relation from the Romanov Family. His godfather was Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. He spent his childhood living in a guesthouse at Windsor Castle.
Romanov was educated at the Imperial Service College and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. In 1949 he left the United Kingdom for the United States where he worked for a time as a carpenter. He became a naturalised U.S. citizen on 20 December 1954.
He currently resides in Marin County, California and in 2007 released an autobiography called The Boy Who Would Be Tsar, which is illustrated with his artwork.
His work has been exhibited worldwide, including recent exhibitions at Gallery 16 in San Francisco.
Marriages and children
Prince Andrew has been married three times. He was married first in San Francisco on 9 September 1951 to Elena Dourneva (born 1927). They had one son before divorcing in 1959.
He was married secondly to Kathleen Norris (1935–1967) whom he married on 21 March 1961 in San Francisco. They had two children. Kathleen Norris was a granddaughter of American authors Kathleen Norris and Charles Gilman Norris.
He is presently married to Inez von Bachelin (born 1933).
Title and styles
N.B. Since the Russian revolution members of the Imperial family have tended to drop the territorial designation “of Russia” and use the princely title with the surname Romanov. However this title, and even his right to the surname Romanov are disputed by some.