Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna
The Grand Duchess in 2010
Head of the House of Romanov
Tenure	21 April 1992 – present
Predecessor	Vladimir
Heir apparent	George
Born	(1953-12-23) 23 December 1953 (age 70) Madrid, Francoist Spain
Spouse	Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1985)​
Issue	Grand Duke George of Russia
Names Maria Vladimirovna Romanova
House	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Father	Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
Mother	Princess Leonida Bagrationi of Mukhrani
Religion	Russian Orthodox

Russian imperial family
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia Princess Inez Romanoff Princess Olga Andreevna Romanoff Princess Dorrit Romanov
Extended imperial family Prince Rostislav Romanov Prince Nikolai Kirillovich Romanov
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Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (Russian: Мария Владимировна Романова, romanized: Maria Vladimirovna Romanova; born 23 December 1953) has been a claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov, the Imperial Family of Russia (who reigned as Emperors and Autocrats of all the Russias from 1613 to 1917) since 1992. She is a great-great-granddaughter in the male line of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. Although she has used Grand Duchess of Russia as her title of pretence with the style Imperial Highness throughout her life, her right to do so is disputed.^[1][2] Since her father's death on April 21, 1992, some of her monarchist supporters have referred to her as Maria I, titular "Empress of Russia", a title she does not claim herself.