Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanov

Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanov (24 November 1938  – 7 January 1999) was a descendant of the Imperial Family of Russia and a merchant banker. Known as "Rosti", he was born in Chicago, the only son of Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia and his first wife, Princess Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine (later Mrs. Armour) (1905-2006). He was a grandson of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, and thu... more

Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanov (24 November 1938  – 7 January 1999) was a descendant of the Imperial Family of Russia and a merchant banker. Known as "Rosti", he was born in Chicago, the only son of Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia and his first wife, Princess Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine (later Mrs. Armour) (1905-2006). He was a grandson of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, and thus the great-grandson of Tsar Alexander III. Prince Rotislav's parents divorced in 1944. Prince Rostislav spent his early life in Chicago and after attending an American prep school he graduated from Yale University. He later moved to the United Kingdom where he worked in London as a merchant banker. In 1998 Prince Rostislav visited Russia for the funeral of his great uncle Emperor Nicholas II. Shortly after returning to the United Kingdom he was taken ill, with doctors believing he caught a rare disease from the dust at the church where the... less