Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia

Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia (17 October 1896 - 23 October 1978) was a member of the House of Romanov.

He was born in the Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg the only son of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia and his wife Princess Milica of Montenegro.cite web | last = Lundy | first = Darryl | title = Roman Petrovich Romanov, Prince of Russia | publisher = The Peerage | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p11119.htm#i111185 | accessdate = 2008-01-25 ]

In 1916 having graduated from the Nicholas Engineering Academy of Kiev, Prince Roman was posted to serve in a Caucasian Sappers Regiment on the Turkish front. Following the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II, Prince Roman resided at his father's Dulber estate in the Crimea and in April 1919 he left Russia on the British battleship HMS Marlborough. [cite web | title = Nikolai Romanov Prince of Russia Presentation | url = http://www.nikolairomanov.com/presentation/index.html | accessdate =2008-01-25 ]

In 1941 he was offered and refused the Crown of the newly established Independent State of Montenegro. [cite web | last = Cahoon | first = Ben | title = Montenegro | publisher = Worldstatesmen | url = http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Montenegro.html | accessdate =2008-01-25 ]

Prince Roman was married on 16 November 1921 at Cap d'Antibes, France to Countess Prascovia Cheremeteva (1901-1980) and they had two sons.

*Nicholas Romanovich, Prince of Russia (b. 1922)
*Prince Dimitri Romanovich of Russia (b. 1926)

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