Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
You might think the Romanovs ended in a basement in 1918, but Maria Vladimirovna says, “Not so fast.” She’s the great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II, and she’s considered the head of the Russian Imperial House by many monarchists. Think of her as the “what if” of history—what if the Russian Revolution never happened?
Born in 1953 in Madrid, she grew up in exile, speaking Russian, Spanish, and French. Her father, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, was the last male-line Romanov born before the revolution. So yeah, her bloodline is about as blue as it gets.