Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia

Prince Nikita Alexandrovich
Prince Nikita in 1919
Born(1900-01-17)17 January 1900
106 Moika Street, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died12 September 1974(1974-09-12) (aged 74)
Cannes, France
SpouseCountess Maria Vorontsova-Dashkova
IssuePrince Nikita Nikitich
Prince Alexander Nikitich
HouseHolstein-Gottorp-Romanov
FatherGrand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
MotherGrand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia

Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia (17 January [O.S. 4 January] 1900 – 12 September 1974) was the third son and fourth child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. He was a nephew of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

Born in Imperial Russia during the reign of his uncle, Prince Nikita escaped the fate of many of his relatives who were killed by the Bolsheviks. He left Russia in April 1919, at age nineteen. In 1922, he married Countess Maria Vorontsova-Dashkova. The couple had two children.


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