Russian Prince
He was born in London the son of Prince Nikita Alexandrovich of Russia and his wife Countess Mariya Ilarianovna Vorontzova-Daschkova. Prince Nikita was a grandson of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and a great nephew of the last Russian Emperor, Nicholas II. He had one younger brother Prince Alexander Nikitich and together they spent their early years in Britain.
After serving in the British Army, Prince Nikita moved to the U.S. He attended the University of California, Berkeley where he obtained a Master of Arts in History. He later taught History at San Francisco State University. In 1975 Prince Nikita co-authored the book Ivan the Terrible with Pierre Stephen Robert Payne.
Prince Nikita was married to Jane Anna Schoenwald on 14 July 1961 in London and they had one son.
- Prince Fedor Nikitich Romanoff (1974–2007), a vegan who studied classical, Egyptian and ancient languages at Columbia and Brown universities, where he received a master's degree with honors. He committed suicide jumping from a window in Pompano Beach, Florida on 25 August 2007.
Nikita died after suffering a stroke in New York City.
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