Dimitri Romanovich Romanov
Pictured in 2015
Head of the House of Romanov (disputed)
Time	15 September 2014 – 31 December 2016
Predecessor	Prince Nicholas Romanovich
Successor	Prince Andrew Andreevich
President of the Romanov Family Association
Reign	15 September 2014 – 31 December 2016
Predecessor	Prince Nicholas Romanovich
Successor	Princess Olga Andreevna
Born	(1926-05-17)17 May 1926 Cap d'Antibes, France
Died	31 December 2016(2016-12-31) (aged 90) Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouses	Jeanne von Kauffmann ​ ​ (m. 1959; died 1989)​ Dorrit Reventlow ​ ​ (m. 1993)​
Names Dimitri Romanovich Romanov
House	Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Father	Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia
Mother	Countess Praskovia Sheremeteva

Dimitri Romanovich Romanov (Russian:Дмитрий Романович Романов; 17 May 1926 – 31 December 2016)^[1] was a descendant of Russia's former ruling dynasty, a banker, philanthropist, and author. He was also a claimant to the headship of theImperial House of Russia. At his death, the male line of the Nicholaevich branch of the Romanov family died out.

Dimitri Romanovich Romanov was born on 17 May 1926 inCap d'Antibes, France, the second son ofPrince Roman Petrovich of Russia and Countess PraskoviaSheremeteva. His older brother wasPrince Nicholas Romanovich. Through his paternal lineage, he was a great-great-grandson ofEmperorNicholas I of Russia (1796–1855) and his consort,Princess Charlotte of Prussia, who founded theNikolaevichi branch of the Russian Imperial Family.

Romanov spent the first ten years of his life inAntibes, France, where he received a traditional Russian education.^[2] In 1936 his family moved to Italy, where he continued his education and for a time lived at theRoyal Palace inRome. In 1946 his family moved to Egypt, where they lived for a number of years before returning to Italy. He took part in the ship tour organized byQueen Frederica and her husband KingPaul of Greece in 1954, which became known as the “Cruise of the Kings” and was attended by over 100 royals from all over Europe. In 1960 he moved to Denmark, where he worked for a number of banks including theDanske Bank, where he was an executive until his retirement in 1993.^[2] He was fluent inRussian,French,English,Danish, andItalian.^[2]

Romanov was married twice. His first wife was Johanna von Kauffmann (1936–1989), whom he married inCopenhagen on 21 January 1959. After being widowed in 1989, he marriedDorrit Reventlow (born 1942) inKostroma on 28 July 1993. His second marriage was the first time a Romanov had been married in Russia since thefall of thedynasty.^[3]

Dimitri Romanovich died in Denmark on 31 December 2016, as reported by his wife Theodora (Dorrit). He had been urgently admitted to hospital the week before after a sharp deterioration in health status.^[4]

Since his retirement Dimitri became involved in a number of charitable endeavours. In June 1992 he was one of seven Romanov princes who met in Paris where they decided to create theRomanov Fund for Russia with the task of carrying out charitable acts in post-communist Russia.^[5] He visited Russia in July 1993 on a fact finding mission to decide on what areas the charity should focus.^[6] Prince Dimitri served as chairman of theRomanov Fund for Russia since its creation.^[6]

He was also chairman of thePrince Dimitri Romanov Charity Fund, which he founded in 2006.^[7]

Dimitri was a member of theRomanov Family Association since 1979, the year of its creation, and served as a committee member.^[5][8] In July 1998, he joined other members of the Imperial family inSt. Petersburg to attend the funeral of the last Russian emperor to reign,Nicholas II, and his family.^[9] In March 2003 the then Bulgarian Prime Minister, and former Tsar,Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha invited Dimitri to attend events celebrating the liberation ofBulgaria from Ottoman rule during theRusso-Turkish War of 1877–1878.^[10]

In September 2006 after a successful lobbying campaign of theDanish royal family and PresidentVladimir Putin of Russia, he arranged for the remains ofDowager Empress Maria Feodorovna to be moved from Denmark, where she died in exile, to Russia so she could be buried alongside her husbandEmperor Alexander III.^[11] After attending thedivine service for Maria Feodorovna at theRoskilde Cathedral in Denmark,^[12] Prince Dimitri accompanied her remains on the Danish naval ship that transferred them to Russia.^[13] After their arrival, Prince Dimitri with other descendants of the Imperial family attended the reburial service in Russia.^[14]

As a descendant of theElectress Sophia of Hanover he was also eligibleto succeed to the British throne.^[15]

• Denmark :Order of the Dannebrog^[16]
• Russia :
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"^[2]
  • Order of Friendship (20 June 2011)^[17]
  • Order of Alexander Nevsky (6 October 2016)^[18]

• Montenegrin Royal Family :
  • Knight of theOrder of Saint Peter of Cetinje^[19]
  • Knight of theOrder of Petrovic Njegos^[20]
  • Grand Cross of theOrder of Prince Danilo I (4 June 2005)^[21]

• The Orders, Medals and History of Greece. Balkan Heritage. 1987.ISBN 87-981267-1-7.
• The Orders, Medals and History of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Balkan Heritage. 1982.ISBN 87-981267-0-9.
• The Orders, Medals and History of Imperial Russia. Balkan Heritage. 2000.ISBN 87-981267-4-1.
• The Orders, Medals and History of the Kingdoms of Serbia and Yugoslavia. Balkan Heritage. 1996.ISBN 87-981267-3-3.
• The Orders, Medals, and History of Montenegro. Balkan Heritage. 1988.ISBN 87-981267-2-5.
• The Adventures of Mikti: the memoirs of a teddy bear. Balkan Heritage. 1999.ISBN 87-981267-6-8.

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