Who Would Be Tsar of Russia Today? | Romanov Family Tree

[@shambhavic.smedberg8784]

I was born in Finland. My grandfather, born in 1895 (Finland was back then a Grandutchy of Russia), lived and served in the army quite near the Russian border, and for reasons I have never known, got some of the furniture of the Romanovs, including a piano, which my family then gave to a local museum. I remember for instance the chairs, all of them carrying the Romanov seal underneath. They have always fascinated me very much, and God knows where these items have ended up after my grandparents died. Major world history mixed up with little personal stories.

[@MrNordpole]

How many chairs? 12? 😝

[@olevole8973]

Your last phrase is great, man!

[@thatahamoment497]

@Gladiator Max6 it's an inside joke only Russians (and ex soviet citizens) would understand, also it would be rather lame to explain it.

[@yanasosnovskaya864]

that kinda makes sense. A lot of descents from tsar family were escaping from soviets, that's how a bunch of stuff ended up in different countries.

[@adamm2693]

you know, in Yekaterinburg the Romanovs had a piano in the house there where they were staying, which was confiscated before they were murdered..

[@zozzy4630]

"Most of the photos of the Russian imperial family you've seen were taken by my cousins-thrice-removed-in-law" is the best flex I've heard in a while

[@alexanderverdiyants8978]

By the way, all of the family, especially the children, of N II had one common hobby - photography.

[@tinadooley6135]

George V was not born to be king. His elder brother, the Duke of Clarence, died at the age of 28. The notorious Duke of Clarence.

[@zozzy4630]

@@tinadooley6135 I think maybe you replied to the wrong comment, lol. Great info though

[@tinadooley6135]

@@zozzy4630 Sorry about that lol!!

[@midlife3581]

This made me laugh! :)

[@kitcutting]

What I find crazy is that there have been multiple impostors pretending to be Princess Anastasia, which were apparently so notable that they made an animated movie about the whole thing. Fun fact: Anastasia's name comes from the Greek word for "resurrection," which sort of makes the idea of her having impostors somewhat more justified.

[@jjamesfraley2903]

I am King James, Am I a imposter? Being King and being recognized is two different things. You are what they want you to be, Equal.

[@kaloarepo288]

Imposters claiming to be long lost "murdered" princes or princesses is a very common theme in history and the Russian example is far from being unique -even in Russian history in the time of troubles we have the "False Dmitri" claiming to be the son of Ivan the Terrible and justifying the Polish invasion of Russia - in English history as well we have numerous examples - individuals claiming to be the murdered "princes in the Tower" and trying to overthrow the rule of king Henry VII - it's happened so often that you could call it a historical "meme."

[@kitcutting]

@@kaloarepo288 good point, I know the False Dmitry stories and never made the connection, but I just think it’s a bit uncanny that it happened to a little girl whose name means “born again” (putting Jesus aside)

[@kaloarepo288]

@@kitcutting "Anastasia" in Greek actually means "resurrected." -male form is "Anastasius" -the resurrected one (Jesus.)

[@mfelipe62]

she would be 122 years old by now, so time for impostors was over a long time ago.

[@LadyAmdis]

My grandpa submitted DNA for a Y-Chromosome Genealogy testing project. They were able to up his genetic marker count recently and were running both it and several other samples. My grandpa shares a distant male ancestor with the Romanov family. DNA testing is pretty cool like that.

[@Rachelballew000]

💖

[@marcusaurelius4941]

how distant exactly?

[@LadyAmdis]

@@marcusaurelius4941 I'm unsure. I'd have to ask my mom, since she's the one who keeps up with that.

[@TheGreek_Viking]

From my maternal great Great grandmother I also have a very distant Romanov ancestry, ill have to do a DNA test tho to see who it is.

[@BofansonDiZnats]

And then you woke up

[@mandalor45]

I really want a tiny artificial island in the Mediterranean with some old guy on it yelling "I AM THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA"

[@QemeH]

I'm just surprised there *are* international waters in the med. I assumed it was small enough for the bordering countries to have adjoining national waters...

[@leoi6]

that technically exists, a Russian businessman bought a small island off of Africa a few years ago, claiming it for the Russian Empire

[@judobeer6720]

That moment your grandpa is friends with the only claiment left that ticks all the boxes

[@tonydelucchi9115]

I like this idea, but I think that other guy should be king

[@davidray6121]

Me too! I'm really surprised a Caribbean Island doesn't offer the throne just for the tourism value.

[@James-zg2nl]

I too have my own indirect link to the Tsar & his family. A great-aunt of mine (who was the same age as Anastasia), was from the gardener family for the family. I grew up hearing first-hand stories of what the girls were like, particularly Anastasia, whom my great-aunt played with as kids. My great-aunt use to light up when she talked about her time growing up with the Romanovs. Never once said a single thing to disparage them as people, even Nicholas, she always spoke well of him as a great family man.

[@bittersweet3469]

it's a shame they all had to be executed

[@bingola45]

@@bittersweet3469 They didn't 'have to be executed'. They were murdered by political thugs.

[@ladyjanegrey1671]

@@ErenThorne They tried to run, but they didn't have anywhere to go

[@ErenThorne]

@@ladyjanegrey1671 he didn't try shit

[@salzwell25]

@@ErenThorne Do some more research.

[@SkepticalChris]

Royal families have demonstrated an ability to adapt when they are close to running out of royal heirs. When the rules don't work anymore, they simply change the rules.

[@brianboru2762]

To be fair, the rules are usually set so that brothers, uncles, and sons all didn't start murdering each other every time the king dies. Big army diplomacy could overwrite that but opening that can of worms is usually a bad idea. Succession laws aren't suicide pacts after all.

[@lance8980]

@@brianboru2762 Well the rules have to change now. If the non morganatic marriage is still apart of the rules then in like 50 years there will be zero remaining Romanov candidates.

[@harryy7918]

Exactly imagine an Empire being abolished because there were no "male heirs" like how does that matter?? If you have a daughter let her be the Queen at least your empire will carry on 🤦‍♂️

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

Stupid video it would be one of the kids descendants of the last Tsar. Just like Many royals where not previously murder, laws ignored and monarch denied their crown! the current british royals would not be the ones scrounging off the public in such ways on on old aged pensions!

[@lupohutchington269]

@@harryy7918 When that happens a new council decides on the new dynasty line

[@patavinity1262]

Not sure how you came to the decision that 'Kirill' was pronounced 'Kayrill'.

[@PseudonymsAreGovnoYaEbalGoogle]

*Keereel.

[@mrsauceman5721]

Exactly, at some point you have to think that these misponounciations are to smear dirt over our language and culture, like it's obviously not pronounced with an "a".

[@HarryB-lb1fb]

Cyril or Kirill. And you are right.

[@nealjroberts4050]

@@mrsauceman5721 considering the lack of anything anti-Russian in previous videos and the presenters mispronounciation of other names etc it's more likely an error rather than a deliberate smear of you and your fellow Russians.

[@davidhalldurham]

Yeah, my ears are still bleeding from that.

[@zachester]

Andrew Romanoff did marry the daughter of a nobleman. His first wife was Elena Konstantinovna Durnova, daughter of Konstantin Afanasievich Durnova. The family of Durnova is a noble family name from Russia so a claim could be made that she is nobility as well even if it goes back a few generations. Since Andrew Romanoff died in 2021. His position as head of the Romanoff family could go to his only son with Elena, Alexis Andreevich Romanov.

[@ArkansasRebel9361]

Additionally Kirill and all his descendants are barred from the throne due to betraying Nicholas and the throne to revolutionaries.

[@andreascrust8606]

Note to self: Ask your next girlfriend about her great grandfather's cousins.

[@tamaliaalisjahbana9354]

@Sim Nik No, girl-friend must be from a noble family of equal rank - preferably still ruling.

[@chrisanschau8169]

Dude I straight up clicked this video cause my girlfriends family descends from the Russian tsar!

[@chrisanschau8169]

There’s an adoption up the line so it wouldn’t count but a man can still dream

[@patp3634]

@@chrisanschau8169 So you support your girlfriend to become Russian tsar

[@chrisanschau8169]

@@patp3634 what are you the KGB?

[@libbysevicke-jones3160]

Our family have a photo album of our fore-bearers enjoying a summer holiday with the Romanov’s at one of their palaces. It is so tragic what happened to this family,

[@Trevor.John1]

Ballz. The tragedy lay in how their people lived under their despotic rule. They reaped what they sowed.

[@kwabecikuwu9161]

cry bourgoise maybe the children was a sad case, certainly not the tsar or his bitch wife

[@99EKjohn]

@@Trevor.John1 They were not despots, they were careless and naive, made a lot of bad decisions, but the amount of hurt they caused is nothing compared to what Lenin and Stalin caused.

[@TarunTao]

@@99EKjohn what? Are the rulers of the Empire, the largest country on the planet, naive? Do you really think so? Well, if they were really naive, given their status, then it's good that they were overthrown before they finally ruined the country and lost everything that their ancestors and people worked so hard to create. but in general, I think they were rather stubborn conservatives and did not want to change to a changing world. for which they paid the price

[@mmady01]

Your chart is actually missing Grand Duchess Olga, Czar Nicholas II youngest sister. She survived and had 2 sons, whether her next of kin wanted and could’ve ruled is another matter, but you should’ve included her and her own lineage too.

[@pitchy237]

I was tried to find her on the chart while I'm listening👍

[@peppersghosttheater]

Yes. And she had two sons. But she married a commoner. And the sons were from this marriage

[@lee.m.506]

@@peppersghosttheater well, ya - but don't forget, we decided to get rid of the Pauline rule! So they're cool! And from another vid I watched on Olga, she raised those boys right. I'm voting for one of them! Oops - I guess my vote doesn't count...

[@peppersghosttheater]

@@lee.m.506 I think the Pauline rule was still in place then and it's not retroactive. I hear you though. Where were they when she died. Any information I saw was she died alone ?

[@mmady01]

@@peppersghosttheater I don’t know. I wish I knew. I’d like to read and find out about her sons and hopefully they had children of their own. To my knowledge, Grand Duchess Olga was under the care of friends of hers when she passed. Perhaps, her kids are in Canada or Denmark?

[@МаксимКорниюк-и4с]

Since the revolution was a shock of great magnitude, comparable to the The Time of Troubles (Smuta) in Russia from 1598 to 1612, I believe that the search for candidates for the throne among the members of the deposed House of Romanov should be stopped. In my opinion, a new Zemsky Sobor should be held - a procedure during which the Romanov dynasty was brought to the throne, and a new ruling dynasty should be elected on it. There is another option: technically, we can use the precedent that took place after the suppression of the line of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, when power passed to the next oldest branch of the Rurikovich - Shuisky. From this, for example, it follows that technically the next oldest clan, the Odoevskiye, should have become tsars, but it was cut short in 1869. There are quite a lot of princely families descending from Rurik, and if you wish, you can establish which of the currently existing branches is the first in seniority at the moment. By the way, this is a rather interesting topic, I suggest the author of the channel to make a video about it.

[@user-dv-letto]

Автор канала, скорее всего, так далеко не копал и не собирается 😅

[@TheDragiix3]

Xenia would be poetic af given her father was involved in killing Rasputin lol

[@alismustgettoknow6632]

I can actually tell you a thing about it! In September I was in St. Petersburg, at the Yusupovs' museum-palace, where her grandfather lived, who participated in the murder of Rasputin. EVERY literally EVERY visitor, is told how Xenia, just arriving at the museum, found out that she was involved in this family. I doubt if this is completely true, but the story is interesting.

[@jenniferspencer1802]

It wasn’t her Xenia husband that was involved in murdering Rasputin. Xenia‘s daughter’s husband that was involved

[@TheDragiix3]

@@jenniferspencer1802 Ohh did I make a mistake there? I always thought of it wrong then, I will have to check. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@cosmicriptid]

@богатырь Росси́я wasn't Rasputin manipulating a woman desperate to save her son?

[@cosmicriptid]

The original Xenia's daughters husband, and the father of the current Xenia. Irina's husband.

[@thorpeaaron1110]

Useful Charts can you do Who be King of Romania today if Romania decided to restore its monarchy

[@arthurmiguel4983]

That's very easy actually, the last king of Romania died in 2017 and the leader of the house is his elder daughter Margaret

[@johanpeturdam]

It’s explained in the “Who would be king of Canada?” video.

[@johnwoods9953]

@@johanpeturdam I remember in that video he mentioned that Romania "chose" to abolish their monarchy in 1948, when in reality there was a violent military coup and it became a communist dictatorship.

[@kingping7979]

@@arthurmiguel4983 Doesnt King Micheal have a son

[@abuhado-verbigraciaramirez8682]

@@arthurmiguel4983 a video will still be nice 🙂

[@Super-JD]

That's a very cool video ! Based on the information I have received I'm rooting for Maria. And based on the pictures she's the one with most royal aura.

[@antonimorgan3587]

I actually met and had dinner with The Grand Duchess Maria in 1994 in Madrid! Her son was also there and at the time Boris Yeltsin had recognised her and her son as the rightful heirs as other family members also were claimants. This lady was very regal and her English, Spanish and French were flawless. She told me many stories about European royalty. One story was of the funeral of the King of Norway where she was relegated to a room for defunct royals and therefore was ignored by our own Prince Phillip which amused and annoyed her as they are related. It was a surreal evening but we had quite a few Johnny Walkers and soda and she was great fun but so interesting and she hoped that her son would eventually become Tsar again.

[@yunsuuu]

Wow, you'd think Phillip would be more sympathetic since he was also from a defunct royal house

[@jenniferspencer1802]

Most royals don’t consider her royal and look at her claim as weak. Prince Philip is the nephew of the last empress

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Lucky you 😄

[@shinjineesen400]

Philip's great aunts were Empress Alexandra and Grand Duchess Elizabeth (Sergei) who were both killed by the Bolsheviks. That probably colored his feelings about those who survived the massacres. Although Maria's paternal grandmother was Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and thus a British princess, the Kyril branch was never close to the BRF. Kyril's niece was Marina, Duchess of Kent who married a British prince in 1936. (Queen Mary bought the Vladimir tiara from the children of her grandmother Grand Duchess Vladimir who died 1920). I think the Bagrations (Georgian ruling house) and the Dadianis (Mingrelia) were not regarded as equal by the mostly German ruling houses reigning 1800-1918. Again, that might have influenced how Maria was viewed by the BRF. Unfair but the Romanovs (1800-1946) never treated these former ruling houses as equals even though Tatiana, a great-granddaughter of Nicholas I, was allowed to marry a Bagration prince just before the First World War. But no Rusdian grand duke or prince was alliwed to marry a Georgian or Rurikid or Gedyminid (Lithuanian origin) princess. Or a Tatar origin princess either. I don't think I have ever seen photos of British royals interacting in public with the Romanov descendants. Nicholas II's sister Xenia and her children and grandchildren were largely ignored as well. Xenia was George V's first cousin too. I remember reading about Xenia's grandson Andrew (the 97 year old) being told off by phone for playing in the Frogmore gardens while the York princesses were there. I suspect they were treated as poor relations which they now were. To summarize, the BRF distanced itself from the Romanovs since 1917. I doubt that Maria Vladimorovna has been invited to BRF events. But the former reigning dynasties of Romanians, Bulgarians, Yugoslavs/Serbs, and Greeks were all represented at Philip's memorial service on 29th March. Margarita of Romania (granddaughter of Helen of Greece, a first cousin of Philip), Alexander of Yugoslavia (son of a first cousin Alexandra of Greece), Kyril of Bulgaria (son of a distant cousin Simeon II), Anne-Marie of the Hellenes (her husband Constantine II, son of a first cousin Paul/Pavlos I of the Hellenes) with two sons and their wives. But the BRF doesn't invite the Prussian royals or Habsburgs either.

[@N1N99]

@@shinjineesen400 Well Dadianis were dukes- nobles, not royals. Bagrations were a royal dynasty though.

[@conningdale8805]

I'm afraid I totally disagree with you on your choice of Princess Maria Vladimirovna as next Empress of Russia. As has been pointed out earlier, her grandparents, Kirill and Victoria were first cousins, which is against Orthodox law. In addition Victoria was a divorcee which didn't go well at the time. We must also remember Kirill's disloyalty to Nicholas II at the time of the revolution, and his mother's backstabbing and plotting against both Nicholas and Alexandra in the years leading up to the revolution. The Vladimirs always wanted the throne. At the time of the Borki train disaster in 1888 when Alexander III and his family were almost killed, Alexander III is reputed to have said "Won't Vladimir be disappointed" Maria's son, Prince George, who is in fact a Prince of Prussia, was married just over a week ago to an Italian lass named Rebecca Bettarini, the daughter of a diplomat. Her family is not of royal or even noble descent, although Maria Vladimirovna has seen fit to ennoble them which she has no right to do. They look a nice couple and I wish them well, but really, its all so pretentious! Other Romanov descendants don't carry on this way, Its a decision to be made by the Russian people, who at this stage at least, seem reluctant for the monarchy to return.

[@cosmicriptid]

Seeing as she is not a current ruler you are correct she had no right to ennoble them

[@leonieromanes7265]

The days of King's and Queens are over.

[@Orphen42O]

I think that there was a stipulation that women could not inherit the throne. If a woman is allowed to claim the crown, then retroactively the daughters of the czars would have caused the line of succession to vary.

[@albusnightspring8057]

Who cares about orthodox law. An emperor is above god

[@johnnychico7052]

I keep reading the comments and missing the video

[@leeroythepol9228]

Remain calm. The Regent endures. Alexei lives. The Holy Russian Empire shall endure. There is much to be done.

[@ordo9399]

Hail the nightmare! God save russia for no one else can

[@wenhamschloff]

each clock needs to be verified, we need to work harder.

[@duckrich1325]

Verify your clock

[@pocketmarcy6990]

Bah, there is only one true Tsar of Russia, the Tetris Tsar Vladimir the third

[@МаркНешта]

I thought it would take me longer to find such a comment

[@juanosorio8036]

That would be Vladimir, of House Putin.

[@therac197]

Doubt it. Pretty sure he is going to quit before 2025

[@АлексейТихонов-н3ц]

@@therac197 no, I don't think he will

[@igroteka90]

Fuck DA Putin, we Russians are proud people with more than 1000 years of history. Enough of usurpers, we need freedom and prosperity like other European contries! Too bad that Putin destroyed all the democratic institues, made them his puppets :(

[@alenka15alma]

@@igroteka90 а то что без Путина запад сделал Россию своей марионеткой, тебя походу не волнует, "патриотичный" либераст

[@SergeyNeiss]

@@alenka15alma ух, зачем же оскорбительные слова использовать

[@erikswanson5753]

I don't know if he's still alive but there was someone here in Canada, in Richmond Hill Ontario, who claimed he was a direct descendant to the last Tsar. I can't remember his name. I saw him interviewed on a local news broadcast. He didn't speak a word of Russian. Also, the Grand Duchess Olga, the last person to be born from a ruling monarch, Alexander II, died here in Toronto Ontario in 1960. Her older brother, of course, went on to become Nicholas II.

[@sos2277]

Alexander lll

[@lyndaconrad4549]

You forgot to mention Nicholas's sister Olga - her son's probably don't qualify since she married a commoner but she should have at least been mentioned if you bring up Xenia

[@ralphl7643]

She was divorced and her sons were from her second husband.

[@kathymcfarland5516]

@@ralphl7643 Not divorced. That first marriage was annulled. The first husband was a homosexual and the marriage was never consummated.

[@notcinema]

This is the only channel I can play at 2x speed and still understand every word.

[@stefansavic4799]

Yup, can't watch a video video of his without noticing how wonderful it is! The dude has a perfect educator diction! He mentioned in some of the previous videos, if I recall correctly, that he had the educator career somewhere outside the Anglosphere, Sri Lanka I think, so I guess this is where he mastered this impeccable diction, so he may be clearly understood not depending on the recipients' language level. It's just my theory why his manner of speech is so clear, I might be wrong. Nevertheless, much appreciated, it kinda optimizes the "brain RAM" used for understanding, and allows a listener to listen and think simultaneously.

[@sharp52092]

Yay! A new video, I kept wondering why you didn't update yesterday, then I realized wait, it's only Thursday.

[@earlrobbiepalomar278]

Fun Fact: Andrew Andreevich Romanov was a direct descendant of King Christian IX of Denmark (Through Emperor Alexander III's Wife).

[@thorpeaaron1110]

Last time I was this early the Nicholas the II and his family were still alive

[@sonicvenom8292]

May they Rest In Peace.

[@lauragolub]

@@sonicvenom8292 They are saints, and have all the peace there is in heaven.

[@BeeKool__113]

What a groovy connection to the official photographers! Wow! I agree with you. It’s Maria for me as well.

[@marie-christinemontegu9503]

Je suis passionnée d’Histoire Russe. Ma Famille ayant eu des relations avec les Grands Exilés Russes en France et Celle-ci, ayant toujours aimé et soutenu les Exilés. Aussi cette Culture avec la mienne m’a toujours été proche et sensible. ❤️🇷🇺❤️

[@baronessVanDerHeyden]

The author of this video forgot that Nicholas II sisters survived the revolution and both had sons . They would be to me more eligible than any one else .

[@PtolemyXVII]

Sisters? Only 1: Maria and also Alexei

[@derblaueengel]

@@PtolemyXVII What? Nicholas II's sisters Olga and Xenia survived and had children.

[@PtolemyXVII]

blue angel yes, but his children Alexei and Maria also survived and had children.

[@derblaueengel]

@@PtolemyXVII Wait, you're saying his children survived the revolution and had kids? Their bodies have been found tho thats a conspiracy theory, just like the Anastasia one. They all were murdered

[@petsnaturetv1690]

Grab duchess Olga and Xenia, tge sisters of Nicholas II. They have children. Olga died poor in Canada in 1960. She had 2 sons. Plus sister Xenia.

[@rollandbrous9805]

Although I was a World History teacher for many years, I'm still confused about the rightful line of succession. I'm just saddened about those events of 1917.

[@moimeme1928]

Спасибо за объяснение этих родословных людям, которые все еще заботятся об истории. Довольно важно знать о коронованных особах Европы и не только.

[@MopaHa13]

важно почему?

[@Andrey_Gysev]

​@@MopaHa13булкой похрустеть. Ответ на вопрос видео - кто бы мог претендовать на Русский трон - н͇и͇к͇т͇о͇. "Les aristocrates a la lanterne! Les aristocrates on les pendra!"

[@Whydontijustusespotify123]

There is a book in which Prince Michael of Kent becomes Tsar of Russia. He is related to them, knows a lot about Russia and speaks Russian. He also looks a lot like Nicholas II

[@dawnwheeler2649]

He does look strikingly similar. Also to Nicholas cousin, King George. Nicholas and George were cousins but could’ve passed for twins.

[@ausbrum]

and is married to a complete dead shit

[@karenryder6317]

@@ausbrum Can't you make your point without resorting to childish name calling? I'm unfamiliar with the woman, so just inform me what is so bad about her and leave off the slurs from the school yard. I guess if the former president can behave that way, he becomes the role model for all the unwarranted social incivility and outrage.

[@maggiemae7539]

I read that he had to give up any claims when he married his wife. I don’t know if it is true or not.

[@Ellie_R.]

You and Lindsey Holiday are my Royal core comfort youtuber

[@michelecabot1286]

You forgot Nicholas II sister Olga who had 2 sons. Also, Michael abdicated in favor of the Russian people. Kirill had given up his titles and sided with the red army, going so far as to fly the red flag outside his palace. Alexandra saw it from Tsarskoe Selo and was furious. So how can someone who gave up their titles to still have their family line inherit?

[@dimasarayan2327]

They were forced to give up their titles for they value more of their lives Murderers cud have killed their entire race,giving up their titles had saved them

[@mariapereyra1971]

Muy cierto!

[@revinhatol]

FACTS: 1. Maria Vladimirovna's husband was a Hohenzollern (and therefore, German) prince named Franz Wilhelm Prinz von Preussen and together they had a son named George Mikhailvich before they divorced the year thereaft. 2. Franz Wilhelm was the grandson of Prince Joachim, who would have become the King of Ireland had the Central Powers won World War 1.

[@bndngaggd1]

I respectfully wish to inform you that your usage of the term "morganatic" is incorrect. Morganatic marriages were when two people of different rank married, ie: marriages between nobility &/or commoner & a member of a royal house or dynastic house. Marriages of people who were equal in rank are referred to as agnatic or dynastic. Morganatic marriage Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spouse, or any children born of the marriage. Wikipedia

[@thomasdixon4373]

Happy New Year Matt and family, can't think of a better way to start the year than watching your vids

[@ayishas4385]

Agree about Maria! And what a cool family about your family's connection.

[@keithss67]

It’s absurd! Romanov house rules dictates that the Emperor must be descended through the male line. Also, Kirils mother was Lutheran, never having converted to Russian Orthodox Church. Plus Kiril married his first cousin which violated orthodox laws.

[@scottwillie6389]

The Russian Orthodox Church explicitly supports Maria's claim. So (implicitly) has every Russian Government since the fall of the Soviet Union as well as all the major European Houses. Everyone's claim is flawed in one way or the other so it all boils down to who is accepted as the heir and on that score Maria has proven the winner. She made a shrewd marriage to the great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm the II to strengthen her son's position and she dedicated her life to schmoozing and winning over the opinions of everyone who mattered on the subject.

[@keithss67]

@@scottwillie6389 Putin is just afraid she will get hungry and eat him. Woman looks like a side of ham

[@birgbirg111]

@@scottwillie6389 wrong church buddy

[@scottwillie6389]

@@birgbirg111 No, I am correct. But that is not to say that I personally support her claim. The correct solution to the succession crisis would be a vote of the Boyars. But at this point we have the same problem identifying rightful Boyars as we do the Czar. I have a solution to this problem, but many would not like it.

[@agag4351]

Aleksandar III had daughters which are missing in the family tree, and that makes all description incomplete. His daughter Olga is one of them.

[@weltfenos1021]

Dancing bears, Painted wings, Things I almost Remember

[@dynasty0019]

And a song, someone sings, once upon a December.

[@weltfenos1021]

Someone holds me safe and warm

[@alisonjones2658]

firgures dancing gracefully across my memory

[@chloevanderwerf9332]

Horses prance through a silver storm

[@alassera]

It's dancing PAIRS, not bears, omg

[@d.esanchez3351]

An excellent video as allways. Today I have a petition tho. Could you pleaaaaase make a video about the Mexican Imperial families? Both the Iturbide and Habsburg. I've tried for a bit to do it by myself but you're a professional so. I would love to watch a video about that. Thanks. Great content

[@StrangeNewsFromAnotherStar]

He mentions them briefly in the Aztec one or the Mayan one but it would be cool to see who they were related to before they were appointed.

[@Flamsterette]

*ALWAYS

[@daniel8728]

They were murdered. Executed sounds like it legitimizes their murders

[@LouisWinthorpe3]

Well based on his marriage it's very likely he supports the Bolshevik slaughter of innocent children.

[@scoobyrds]

"Freedom is a choice of bold" I'm dying that looks like a parody

[@joycem2266]

That’s cool about your wife! I am a great great great niece of Gavrilo Princip. Literally. That’s... how my family ended up in the US on my mother’s side. I mentioned it in high school history once and impulsively the teacher muttered “Jesus Fucking Christ.” Really an awesome legacy. Great PR.

[@rysander]

Whoa. How’s it feel being descended from the arguable cause of the Great War?

[@miratrifkovic6148]

@@rysander It was not a course for the war but it was certainly justification and reason to start the war

[@contessaclara9277]

No wonder your teacher was shocked! Isn't family history interesting...

[@lucinae8512]

Would you be able to do Welsh royals? I know Wales was knew unified until the English conquest, but it would be interesting to show who tried to do it and how their lines jointed with the English royal family.

[@sexyeyes6064]

Wow that's really interesting - thanks for the video!

[@Airships]

Ксения (the sister of Nicholas II) is pronounced "kseniya" (and not "zeenia") :)

[@kroch656]

Точно.

[@ASChambers]

Great video and I love your personal connection :-)

[@joelhicks5468]

Last time I was this early was... uh, never.

[@wofi784]

I'm glad you think it's Maria as well. She has the best claim by far.

[@TheUnrevealer]

We will never know "who would be", but for sure we know "who is" at current time :)

[@heroson9498]

Nobody: KZbin Recommendations: Yeah let’s do this one for everybody

[@flickshtain]

Russians can turn to an even older, pre-Christian tradition. When during the times of paganism, the Tsar was chosen at a "veche" - a meeting of the heads of family clans. The chosen one was not necessarily a representative of one of the families. Sometimes foreigners were even invited.

[@Tlnber1994]

Andrew died in November, 2021, in Inverness, CA, USA

[@goldencalf8441]

Last time I was this early, christians were being fed to lions

[@tancreddehauteville764]

The problem with championing Maria is that her son, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, married an Italian woman not of noble birth, therefore making this clearly a morganatic marriage.

[@vvmax4375]

I recognise Andrew but when he dies I’d either support Dmitri or Maria.

[@jennifer_m.8613]

Nicholas had a sister (Olga) who lived to a ripe old age (after spending years as a refugee) but her children were commoners.

[@juliarisi8385]

That is a very interesting connection to the Tsars, always love looking at those wonderful photographs of the Imperial family.

[@Skymaster.47]

The most fascinating thing about the Romanovs is that they were of Baltic origin descended from an Old Prussian noble who fled the Teutonic crusades.

[@ErmisSouldatos]

I think we should keep the agnatic part but throw away the non morganatic part, so that Dmitri, a Floridaman, will also be emperor of Russia, and combine vodka adidas and bear memes with aligator and sunburn memes, I think it would be glorious

[@jonathanrotem251]

Maybe a Floridaman king of Greece

[@Jelly27Fish]

Not trying to come off rude in any way, but I feel the exact OPPOSITE, personally. I think Dmitri is actually the WORST of the six, suggested individuals, and that no morganatic marriages should be considered at ALL until **ALL** fully non-morganatic were to cease to exist. That being said... I believe either Maria or Karl would be the rightful heir to the throne (after Andrew dies, of course). Though I also feel there COULD be an exception for Rostislav, purely because of his extremely CLOSE ties to the rest of the Romanov family tree, as well as he and his descendant's greater loyalty to monarchy then Maria's.

[@ErmisSouldatos]

@@Jelly27Fish yes, I agree, I was just joking of course it would be silly to actually do this

[@dla97]

Can you please do a family tree type video about Portugal please!

[@sonicvenom8292]

The Portuguese royal family would be interesting, in addition to that of Brazil’s.

[@thesimplifestyle2022]

And Brazil!

[@Richard-e5m]

They were murdered, not executed.

[@moirarickett4126]

maria vladimirovna is the only one whose parents and marriage make her eligible 🤷‍♀️

[@minhajnizam5090]

The Romanovs were a patriarchal monarchy. Only men could inherit the throne

[@moirarickett4126]

@@minhajnizam5090 the pauline laws stated that if no eligible male members of the house existed (and there no longer are any), women could inherit the imperial throne. and before the pauline laws came into place, multiple women had ruled the empire through its golden ages.

[@minhajnizam5090]

@@moirarickett4126 yeah Catherine tje Great. Japan is the same, throne will pass to the Emperors brother

[@mism847]

You’ve completely forgotten Andrew

[@moirarickett4126]

@@mism847 i did 😳 although to be fair andrew's marriages have all been morganatic, so his descendants are ruled out. plus, his parents' marriage wasn't technically equal either.

[@jrg4313]

Prince Charles of England looks very similar to Alexei at the same age.

[@clewrites]

He is descended from Alix's sister Victoria

[@nicolasduran917]

Actually Tsar Nicholas II and King George V were cousins

[@srquint]

Maria does appear to be the top candidate, but there is another consideration. The tree which is presented does not go beyond her generation. From the photo, she is beyond childbearing ability, so if she doesn't have children, or nonoe of her children have children, making her he successor woudl be rather pointles - just kick the problem down the line one more step. So a consideration for the best choice is to see the next coouple of generations of the 6 candidates.

[@brandonbonett6416]

Me: Sees title My mind: Vytaka_Super

[@myrealon9209]

The video really sounds like some kind of audio files used in IELTS or English-related exams :)

[@makeupboss3568]

This I found very interesting. I think I agree with the conclusion and decision that you made . It makes total sense. I’m not even Russian, I’m a little bit German ( from my maternal family line … ) Alexandra was a German Princess from Hesse in the Northern part of Germany. She also was an original “ Lutheran “ before becoming a Russian Orthodox. I’m a Lutheran , so I kind of wonder if I could’ve maybe had some kind of “ tie “ to Alexandra in some way . That would be interesting.

[@alixhall8446]

I changed my name as an adult. I took Alix which was Alexandra's nickname--partly because I admire her but also because I lived in Hesse as an adult US military dependent. I am also Orthodox.

[@JanJan-lh6sh]

Your conclusion is correct. It all boils down to who ticks the most boxes. Then it's down to who is actually left. Regardless of your opinion of her (or her mother) Grand Duchess Maria is the rightful heir. Once Andrew dies, it won't even matter, she'll be the only heir. To those pointing out the morganatic marriage of her son, it won't matter as he will be the only heir. At that point, either he or his mother can change the rules with the blessing of the Orthodox church. Or they choose to end the Romanov line with him.

[@tarzon1776]

Honestly if the Russian Crown was ever restored realistically I think it would be Putin just crowning himself Czar, and just establishing a new ruling dynasty altogether.

[@asbest2092]

the word tsar means a king, not an emperor

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

it comes from ceasar just like kaiser ans keizer are too...well known fact.

[@asbest2092]

@@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands and where did you disprove the fact that the word tsar means a king and not an emperor?

[@ultracolor]

@@asbest2092 Ceasar is neither king nor emperor. It's salad.

[@roballister5269]

plot twist: Vladimir Putin

[@StanfordMommaerts-Brown]

Maria, because I've never doubted that the Bagratids were Royal Houses. Of Armenia, Georgia/Iberia and Caucasian Albania and Alania.

[@RaushanKumar-dd9df]

The answer is simple : it's Putin

[@asjaosaline5987]

Putin could estalish a throne but he does not have any bood rights. Last over of all russia was Romanov family and aslong even 1 of them live they have claim on it. Putin could establish new dynasty and if he could hold of throne in his life and secure for his children then his crand children could have legal blood right in one day. But as Putin rule as empereor i his lifetime he will always known as usurper.

[@theluftwaffle1]

@@asjaosaline5987 doesn’t matter if his bloodline isn’t related to Romanovs. It’ll just be a new Line for Putin’s family. That’s if he isn’t immortal like the Queen of Great Britain.

[@arad4852]

@@asjaosaline5987 The first Romanov wasn't related to the previous dynasty either.

[@yairurielcorreatrejo7760]

@@arad4852 They were in-laws to the Rurikids and had been elected by the boyars, and his father was the patriach. So, a pretty strong case nonetheless

[@001islandprincess]

@@theluftwaffle1 Just to point out there exists no Queen of England; however, their exists the British Queen or Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[@gaybowser4648]

Ok no joke I’d actually like to see the Romanov Empire become a country. Also, what if we were to just ignore everyone here and sit Queen Elizabeth II on the throne? I feel that’d be a big twist for the head cannon.

[@noeonoohno4219]

you would be a peasant and be called to war to fight for the rich because they had a dumb fight with their cousin, and you would have to give most of the food you grow to the tsar...

[@gaybowser4648]

@@noeonoohno4219 most likely true tbh. Considering how he acts I wouldn’t be surprised if he forces you to do this. But considering it’s meant to be a Micronation, I doubt there’d be any wars soon

[@noeonoohno4219]

@@gaybowser4648 well depending where they try to set up, it's possible the country they buy land from decides they don't actually want a new neighbour who is likely just running a tax haven :P

[@gaybowser4648]

@@noeonoohno4219 true but they’d probably set up in Europe. Monaco, San Marino and Andorra are examples of tax havens, if you’re talking about there being little to non so that the people are rich and so is the country. Otherwise, I mean I don’t see why they’d have a problem. But if it’s a situation like Monaco then if the Romanov Empire were to ever be a thing, which is obviously very unlikely, then I feel they’d set up in Western Europe we’re the country’s don’t really give a shit. Unless you’re taking their territory.

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

@@gaybowser4648 Or buy an artificial island off of Dubai.

[@КонстантинЕрмошкин-о9щ]

Paraphrasing a legendary line from LotR: "Russia has no Emperor. Russia needs no Emperor". But I like this study, thanks for your work!

[@littlebigfish9205]

I would still say it's gonna be Putin... regardless of wat ties he has

[@twelfthlady847]

It's all fascinating but the claimants who take it seriously are a bit silly. To me regardless of a person's royal past, if the country you ruled overthrew your dynasty and call the shots now then your throne and titles no longer exist. Even if Russia went back to a monarchy, it'd be more up to them who ruled. They'd be under no obligation to go with a Romanov since the Romanov dynasty was overthrown. That you abided by the rules of succesion set by a Tsar some centuries ago is irrelevant if the whole country says "We don't follow you anymore." To paraphrase Billy Connolly regarding religion "You had some hundred years you blew it, it's over."

[@toddwebb7521]

Which one is on the best terms with Putin? They have the best chance.

[@zakattack8624]

None. Putin is against the Monarchist Party in Russia, so there's no way.

[@vincenzorutigliano5435]

@@zakattack8624 What ideology supports the royal family?

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

Putin rn fine with playing a phoney democracy

[@mjnj0726]

1:43 They were not executed, they were murdered.

[@theluftwaffle1]

Is.. is there a difference? Execution is just state sanctioned murder. And since the Soviets were the ruling government it was an execution.

[@mjnj0726]

@@theluftwaffle1 There was no trial.

[@bent2419]

I think Putin is the zar today. New name Ivan the cruel.

[@sebastiancardenasholik]

I would love to learn how to find my own heritage

[@EduardoPerez-qt2jg]

Falto mencionar a Olga la hermana de Nicolas II de Rusia

[@andrewbridges8270]

And there you have it she's the next Czarina God bless her yeah:))

[@ashotfanged8106]

Царица (tsaritsa), but not царина (tsarina)

[@andrewbridges8270]

@@ashotfanged8106 Sorry my appologies the different titles I'm not well versed in that thank you very much for the correction cheers:))

[@ashotfanged8106]

@@andrewbridges8270 no need to apologize. Im just glad to help people know my culture a little bit better :)

[@andrewbridges8270]

@@ashotfanged8106 And thank you I'm Polish on my mothers side Catholic English my fathers side no idea but ex army though three generations apperently my great grandfather served in the Royal Navy

[@andrewbridges8270]

And thanks for the response I hold up my can of beer from Canada cheers nastrovia sorry my Polish sucks pfft;))

[@Arthad]

12:42 - 12:50 you mispronounced Bagrationi 8 seconds after pronouncing it right XD

[@ivanivanov1782]

Вот это да, только в западном ролике есть подобная информация!

[@pantera9442]

Наконец-то я нашла русский комментарий

[@rhodvalenciaga2743]

The kids were also executed. That fact never ceases to arouse my emotions.

[@Shikohon]

Huh I thought prince philip was closer related as it was his dna used to test for anestisia’s (I know I didn’t spell it right) body

[@edithengel2284]

He was in the female line.

[@AmyKnits]

This is so insanely interesting!! Very cool!

[@janmelantu7490]

“And she is recognized by the Russian Orthodox Church” that’s literally the only thing that matters

[@santi2683]

This

[@iamdigory]

Karl Emich is the only one making an effort to be a head of state, that's gotta count for something

[@_Abjuranax_]

@@iamdigory Yes. If you build a new Empire and Crown yourself, you're it. I'm sure that at least one Priest could be found to sanctify the ceremony. There always seems to be at least one historically, lol.

[@grigoriitorkel2485]

@@_Abjuranax_ Actually, only a bishop would be able to perform the rite.

[@_Abjuranax_]

@@grigoriitorkel2485 Sorry, but you are probably correct. It has been awhile since I have Crowned myself Emperor, and I may have forgot, lol.

[@dougjohnson6129]

I have had the privilege of seeing/visiting the palace where Grand Duchess Olga lived in St. Petersburg after she married Peter of Oldenberg, and the house where shed died in utter poverty in Toronto, very near to where I live. She bore her greatly reduced circumstances with grace and dignity.

[@davidobrien8349]

The home where Grand Duchess died is 716 Gerrard Street East, Toronto. I have made a pilgrimage there on the anniversary of her death.

[@dukebubblebutt5256]

@@davidobrien8349 unfortunately now it's because chinese neighborhood.

[@turuus5215]

Concept of Royal family is outdated

[@0hn0haha]

@@turuus5215 Never will be

[@jamesdalton3082]

Her final residence was certainly reduced circumstances from her start. How the mighty fall! Of course, I'm descended from the English Plantagenet line, the Stuart Scottish line, and I'm descended from Philip "The Bold" king of France, and all that ancestry won't even get me a cup of coffee. 😕

[@jbshiva865]

If the micronation island takes off then Russia will be the only nation in the world that is simultaneously the largest in the world AND the smallest.

[@uriargaman7241]

It's already the only one that is the largest.

[@keithharper32]

depends how big they make it.

[@jbshiva865]

@@uriargaman7241 Yes, but if we get an 'Empire of Russia' as a microstate, Russia will be the ONLY nation in the world to claim the title 'Largest and Smallest Nation in the World At the Same Time'.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

@@jbshiva865 Except they plan to call it "Romanov Empire" not "Russia"

[@TesterAnimal1]

Would this be like Galt’s Gulch?

[@petersmythe6462]

"this is not an easy question" Bolsheviks: *THAT'S THE POINT*

[@rjeverett6223]

LMFAOO

[@diegogarcia8033]

That's real. They killed them and their children so no one could claim the throne

[@comment6864]

Yup, exactly. And people play right into that by getting too hung up on the 'rules', which OBVIOUSLY can and have changed in history. Even having a dynasty is an arbitrary choice. The Byzantine Roman empire had no dynasty but instead had a system of appointing successors. The Romanovs are done, they will not be reinstated. One look at this Maria woman, and it is obvious :)

[@nessierey6721]

LOL 😅🤣 true tho

[@siphesihlemosesmsimango6961]

@peter smythe oh my days man😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ashley-ds6bm]

UPDATE: I passed my exam lmao and then I went and got a 511 on my MCAT thanks y’all 😂❤️ (also, I’m not a pharmacist. I’m in undergrad) Me, should be studying for my pharmacology exam: I wonder who would be the current Tsar of Russia? 🧐

[@coffeecake8835]

You never know, it might come in handy 🤷‍♀️😉

[@nicolasgodoy578]

This is me for law school

[@SzilviNet]

How was the exam finally? :)

[@debscott7580]

that's the problem with youtube

[@nicolasgodoy578]

@@SzilviNet i get an aproved, so yeah i was scared

[@unitedblueberryempire8176]

Last time I was this early, Nicholas ii was getting tattoos in Japan

[@EdeakFPS]

Bruh

[@jakubpociecha8819]

He was specifically getting his lips tattooed by Ainu women on the Kuril Islands

[@kingping7979]

And his head was sliced off

[@Belgisch_Monarchist1831]

And he wanted milk and snuggles before he went to bed

[@kingping7979]

@@Belgisch_Monarchist1831 Now more than ever

[@emackb1457]

This channel helped me to decide on studying History in Uni. I was like "If I am sitting here watching long history videos for fun, then why not get a degree in History?" so thanks! lol.

[@queencelestyna]

I did similar after falling in love with doing family genealogy!

[@tiundratate]

I'm studying now for my teachers certification Social Studies 7-12.

[@jamjar5716]

Emack, what a testament to someone who influenced you, through his channel, into a major life course! I am surprised you never received a reply to your comment.

[@dorislin1679]

Some body sprad Rong information about Romanov family. Roman family been separated bat not killed Bolsheviks propaganda Alexei having a dohgter and she lives in Los Angeles she is 62 eyes old.

[@drevenypribor6144]

If Alexis II had a daughter, she would be born in 30s or early 40s

[@gunnsspace1300]

He: what if Russia wants to be a monarchy again... Meanwhile Putin: Yes😏

[@therac197]

He is going to abdicate prettty soon

[@andrewbridges8270]

In a way you could call Putin the unofficial Czar currently but he's not of royalty yeah;))

[@robertoa.m.3984]

Royalty and kings rest on political strength and an army to back it. Putin has that and doesn't need decadent aristocracy to back him.

[@andrewbridges8270]

@@robertoa.m.3984 True you have a point there you could call him a modern Czar if you will which he is he will rule till his death all that's missing is the crown and that can be arrainged yeah:))

[@fatimak1382]

now their's a job for Rachael

[@lascu9148]

Putin, that's the answer.

[@Ilyathe2nd]

Vladimir Vladimirovich would be Vladimir IV if he accepted the throne, as there were 3 Rurikid Grand Princes named Vladimir/Volodymir before the Tsardom of Muscovy.

[@bustermller5492]

Putin and Maria Vladimirovna should marry so they both can rule

[@creounity]

You're goddamn right! =)

[@yairurielcorreatrejo7760]

@@Account-jn7xu And the tsars weren't? I mean, in paper Nicky 2nd had a Duma after the russo-japanese war, but of course it didn't really restrict his power. They were also cruel dictators, maybe they would still be on the throne if they had modernized.

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

@@Account-jn7xu a fascist dictator that open the gate for immigrants?