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This has been discussed before. I can't find the sources now, but according to first-hand accounts Alexandra was much more sympathetic to Victoria Melita and Cyril than Nicholas. They were listed as members of the Imperial Family and dynasts in the annual rosters, and were recognized as...

Yes, their assassination was horrific. I know this isn't going to be popular here, but we must also be cognizant of the fact that policies of the Tsarist regime were also horrific. Nicholas and Alexandra were poor rulers & had many a chance to reform, but failed to do so. Given their track...

Hmmmmmmm. And the plot thickens!

I've been following it off and on since an article appeared in a local magazine in 1994, I believe. Anyway, I thought that the DNA was tested and it turned out he was not who he claimed to be? There were discussions involving Kendrick and others on atr a few years back. You can search the...

Yes, but the 22 percent figure was referring to those who supported the Soviet System. Not the monarchial one. Only 10 percent supported the idea of monarchy.

Thank you. Sorry, I thought I was going to get a link to the actual survey rather than an article. This survey was conducted by a Russian organization. In any case, as I thought, the 22 percent figure was incorrect. Thhe article clearly states that: -Only 10 percent of those surveyed want...

Do you have a link by any chance or know when it was conducted & what the actual question was? I''m just curious, as I'm sure others are. Thank you. Sean ~

I will try this again. This time I will strive to be clearer. As I said, it is a matter for the family & its supporters to decide upon. Typically, this is done based on the laws effect at the time the monarchy ended. Moreover, if one were to go by these laws, one would come to the...

The point of the second part of my post (and my post in the reburial thread )was that Maria Vladimirovna is the obvious heir *according* to the Pauline House Laws. Moreover, the Russian Federation has pretty much recognized the Vladimirovichi line as the legitimate claimants. This was...

Russia is a republic. Hence there is nothing to claim. Any claim to a non-existant throne is a claim of pretension, and it is an internicine matter for the family and its supporters. These matters are governed by the family house laws & the laws in effect at the time of Revolution, not the...

I never noticed it until you mentioned it. It's true. ;-)

Oh, you're welcome!! It was my pleasure :-) Actually, I was just bored and thought I would throw out some general information on the Nichaeolovich line. It wasn't meant to be a correction of your earlier post or anything, so there is no reason to be sorry. :-)) Sean ~

Nicholas and Dimitri's *Grandmother* (not mother) was Princess Militza of Montenegro. Her sister, Anastasia, was married to her husband's older brother. So they were two sisters who married two brothers. Together, these two sisters were known as the "Black Plague" for their dark colouring...

True. That's why I think she was given the title, too. However, on a side note, legally there was no such thing as "morganatic" marriages in Greece as far as I know. It was just geneally accepted that members of the house would not marry Greek citizens for reasons explained previously. Of...

Exactly. And the comment about Greek blood not being allowed to mix with the royal blood is not accurate. Alexander I married the Greek lady Aspasia Manos (although the she wasn't queen, she was given the title of Princess after his demise). Their daughter went on to become the wife of King...