The Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova

The Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova was born in 1953, on December 23, in Madrid. At the moment she is a well-known Russian public figure.

Hereditary line

The father of the Grand Duchess is Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov. He was the head of the Family Imperial (Russian) house in exile. Maria Vladimirovna's mother is Leonid Georgievna Bagration-Mukhranskaya. With the death of his father, the last male line of the dynasty was interrupted. The Romanov family lost their last heir. The ascent to the Throne under article 30 of the Basic Laws of the Russian Empire continued through the women's line. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova became the head of the Family Imperial House.

Biography

The Grand Duchesses of the Romanovs were well educated at all times. Many of them graduated from the world's most famous higher educational institutions. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna was educated at Oxford University. For some time she lived in France. Currently, the head of the Imperial House is in Spain. Heir to the Throne Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, whose photo is presented in the article, was proclaimed her father in 1989. After his death in 1992, she issued the Manifesto on the Taking of Headship in the Imperial House. The heir-tsesarevich at the same time Princess Maria Romanova announced her son - George.

Marriage

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna was married to Franz-Wilhelm (in Orthodoxy - to Mikhail Pavlovich) of Prussia. In Madrid, they had a son (in 1981) - George. In 1985, the marriage was dissolved, and Prince Franz-Wilhelm returned to Lutheranism again. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and her ex-husband are a sister and brother in the sixth generation. They are both descendants of Louise Mecklenburg-Strelitzky and Friedrich Wilhelm III.

Title

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna herself calls the head of the Imperial (Russian) house. The legitimacy of the title application is controversial for the branch of "Nikolayevich". He began to express disagreement with the descendant of Queen Victoria of Britain. Nikolay Romanovich also does not recognize the rights of the princess. The Romanovs, representing the second branch of the descendants, also point to some difficulties and ambiguities in the issue of the uniformity of marriage, from which, in fact, the head of the Imperial House was born. However, there are those who do not recognize this marriage as morganatic. The Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna justifies the rights, using the law "On Succession to Succession" and the Institution "On the Imperial Family". As an argument, she cites Article 30, according to which she inherited the throne. As the heiress herself says, the Imperial House consists of her and her son. The rest of the persons, of whom the Romanov family consists, are considered to be born in morganatic marriages. This definition should be attributed to those persons whose fathers recognized in the 1930s Cyril as a candidate for the throne and who were awarded high titles.

Recognition in Russia

As head of the Imperial House, the Grand Duchess is recognized by the Russian Orthodox Church and some socio-political associations. Among them, in particular, include the Russian monarchical movement, the Imperial Union-Order, the organization "For Faith and the Fatherland", as well as the "Russian Nobility Assembly." The princess also received recognition from the foreign public. In Russia, the official status of the Imperial House still does not have. There were, however, several attempts to obtain it in one form or another. In 2011, December 22, Smirnov (the president of the unrecognized Moldovan (Pridnestrovskaia) Republic) signed a decree according to which in the self-proclaimed territory the Imperial House is recognized as a historic unique institution without rights of the legal entity. At the same time, the status allows participating in the spiritual and moral and patriotic education of the citizens of the Republic, preserving the traditions and historical and cultural heritage of the Transnistrian society.

Social activity

Princess Mary from the early 1990's. Regularly visits the territory of Russia. She also visited Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Transnistria. The heir to the hereditary conducts affairs connected with children's and church charity. For example, in 2010 she transferred the particles of the Lord's Cross to the St. John's Monastery (Karpovka, St. Petersburg), to the Catherine's Cathedral of Tsarskoe Selo - a part of the relics of St. Catherine. For the first time the princess visited Russia together with her son in 1992, in April. Then the funeral of her father took place. Since that time, the head of the House of Romanovs visited the Fatherland more than fifty times.

Attitude towards Russia

In all his statements, the heir to the throne emphasizes the desire to serve for the good of the Fatherland. The Grand Duchess declares that in her actions there are no intentions to impose a monarchical order on the inhabitants of Russia. She also notes that she does not plan to show any political or opposition activity. In her work, Princess Mary is ready to use the entire historical and spiritual potential of the Imperial (Russian) house.

The question of the rehabilitation of the murdered royal family

In 2005, on December 1, the representative of the Imperial House sent a statement to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. It was a petition for the rehabilitation of the family of the executed Nicholas II, as victims of political repressions. The Prosecutor General's Office stated that the case did not comply with a number of provisions of the law. In particular, rehabilitation is impossible due to the fact that the royal family was not arrested for political reasons, and the decision to shoot was not taken in court. Despite this, in 2008 the Presidium of the Supreme Court adopted a decision to satisfy the demands of the Imperial House. In the same year 2008, another 52 people were rehabilitated from the tsar's circle. This was decided by the Prosecutor General's Office.

Chronology of some events

Since December 2008, under the patronage of the Imperial House is the State Trade Economic University of Russia. In the first days of July 2011, together with her son, the Grand Duchess attended the ceremonies and divine services in Monaco in honor of the wedding of Albert II and Charlene Whittstock. In 2012, on April 25, the guard ship Yaroslav the Wise was transferred to the patronage of the Imperial House . In 2013, the Grand Duchess became the head of a number of cultural, scientific, charitable and public events abroad and in Russia, which were dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the Romanov House. In mid-July of the same year, the heir to the throne received gratitude from the Holy Synod of the ROC for participating in the events. Since 2014 Princess Mary Vladimirovna is the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial Foundation for Research on Cancer.

The opportunity to be present in Russia

In 2009, on July 28, the director of the Chancellery of the Imperial House of Zakatov conveyed the desire of the head to return to Russia. As explained by the lawyer, since 1917 the organization is in exile. And the desire to return to the fatherland is the desire to restore the institution. As an example, the director of the Chancellery leads the ROC and its status in Russia. The church in this case is separated from the state, but nevertheless has a certain authority and influence, takes part in public events. In response to this appeal, Archpriest V. Chaplin spoke . He said that the status of a religious association, such as the ROC, does not fit the Imperial House, but a form of presence in Russia can be found through dialogue with government officials and society.

Views

The Grand Duchess is considered a consistent monarchist. At one time, she was quite actively opposed to the restrictions on 2 presidential terms in Russia. In the opinion of the Grand Duchess, it is premature to try on a monarchy for Russia in its present state. However, it does not exclude the possibility of a revival of the best in the domestic traditions. Heir to the Throne believes that the restrictions on the stay of the President for two terms can be equated with the restriction of the people's will. As for the return of the Imperial House to Russia, the princess believes that this will be possible only after the question of its legal status as a historical union is resolved. Among other things, the heiress is quite principled in the matter of nationalization. The Princess opposes restitution, under no circumstances thought of either demanding or requesting the return of anything from the nationalized property. Moreover, the heir to the throne does not in any way recommend that anyone do it.

Imperial House: A Brief Historical Reference

It consisted directly representatives of the Romanov dynasty, who occupied the royal throne in Russia. Rights and duties of members were determined by the relevant Laws. One of the main was the provision "On the Imperial Family". In addition, in fact, the Romanovs, the house included representatives of the Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Leuchtenberg dynasties as successors to the throne for the women's line. In accordance with the law, the royal family was a special class. He stood out from the estate system on certain grounds. In particular, its members, under the conditions regulated by the law, may be called upon to inherit the throne or to marry persons who had the right to the throne. Due to certain circumstances, in the course of time, other, additional branches of the Romanov dynasty were formed in Russia. They numbered more than forty people. Another ten persons belong to the secondary and morganatic families of the bearers of the family.