Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia
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Ai-Todor, Crimea, Russian Empire
Cannes, France
Prince Nicholas Rostislavovich
| Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich | |
|---|---|
 Pictured in 1922 | |
| Born | 24 November 1902 Ai-Todor, Crimea, Russian Empire |
| Died | 31 July 1978 (aged 75) Cannes, France |
| Spouse |
Alice Eilken
(m. 1944; div. 1951)Hedwig Maria Gertrud Eva von Chappuis
(m. 1954) |
| Issue | Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Prince Nicholas Rostislavovich |
| House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
| Father | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia |
| Mother | Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia |
Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (24 November [O.S. 11 November] 1902 – 31 July 1978) was the fifth son and sixth child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna. He was a nephew of Tsar Nicholas II, Russia's last tsar.
Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich was the sixth child and fifth son of HIH the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich ‘Sandro’ (1866–1933) and HIH the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (1875–1960).[1] His parents were paternal first cousins once removed. Consequently, Prince Rostislav was the great-grandson of Tsar Nicholas I (from his father's side), also the great-great-grandson of the same Tsar Nicholas I (from his mother's one), the grandson of Tsar Alexander III and the nephew of Tsar Nicholas II. Prince Rostislav was the favorite cousin of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia.
During the Russian Revolution Prince Rostislav was imprisoned along with his parents and grandmother the Dowager Empress at Dulber, in the Crimea.[2] He escaped the fate of a number of his Romanov cousins who were murdered by the Bolsheviks when he was freed by German troops in 1918. He left Russia in 1919 aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Marlborough for Malta, where they spent nine months before moving to England and later settling in Cannes, France.[2]