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Pages in category "Burial sites of the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Grand Ducal Burial Vault (Russian: Великокняжеская усыпальница) is the purpose-built mausoleum of the Grand Dukes and Duchesses of Russia in the Peter and Paul Fortress. The Neo-Baroque domed structure is frequently mistaken for a part of the Peter and Paul Cathedral due to architectural similarities.
The House of Romanov [b] (also transliterated as Romanoff; Russian: Рома́новы, romanized: Romanovy, IPA: [rɐˈmanəvɨ]) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917.
Gravemarkers of the Romanov family members. The first interment was that of Tsarina Praskovia Saltykova, the wife of Tsar Ivan V, on 24 October 1723. [1] On Peter's orders the remains of his sister, Natalya Alexeyevna, and his infant son Peter Petrovich, who had originally been buried in the monastery's Lazarevsky Church, were transferred to the burial vault. [1]
Various Romanov impostors claimed to be members of the Romanov family, which drew media attention away from activities of Soviet Russia. [9] In 1979, amateur sleuth Alexander Avdonin discovered the burial site. [13] The Soviet Union did not acknowledge the existence of these remains publicly until 1989 during the glasnost period. [14]
Alexander Nikolayevich Avdonin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Авдонин; born 10 June 1932 [1]) is a Russian who was the first known person, in 1979, to begin exhuming the grave of the seven murdered Romanovs and four members of their household.
Though they died over a century ago, the burial of the Romanovs remains a controversy. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health ...
House of Romanov — the Romanov were a noble family that ruled Muscovy and then Imperial Russia from 1613 to 1762 (until the death of the last Romanov - Elizabeth of Russia). Since 1762 - the issue of her sister, ruled as the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov - until 1917.