Who is the current claimant to the Romanov throne?
Prince Nicholas Romanov, born in 1922, and Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, born in 1953, can be considered rival claimants. Prince Nicholas Romanovs descent from Tsar Nicholas I: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia married Princess Charlotte of Prussia > Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaievich married Princess Alexandra of Oldenberg > Grand Duke Peter Nikolaievich married Princess Militsa of Montenegro > Prince Roman Petrovich married Countess Prascovia Cheremeteva > Prince Nicholas Romanov Prince Nicholas Romanov is the President of the Romanov Family Association. To learn more about him, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Romanov and the Romanov Family Association site at http://romanovfundforrussia.org/family/ Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovnas descent from Tsar Nicholas I: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia married Princess Charlotte of Prussia > Tsar Alexander II married Princess Marie of Hesse > Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovitch married Princess Marie Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schweri