Sergei Georgievich, 8th Duke of Leuchtenberg [SEP] mother
Sergei Georgievich, 8th Duke of Leuchtenberg
Prince Sergei Georgievich Romanowsky, 8th Duke of Leuchtenberg (4 July 1890 – 7 January 1974) was the son of Prince George Maximilianovich Romanowsky, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg and his second wife Princess Anastasia of Montenegro. He succeeded his half-brother Alexander Georgievich as Duke of Leuchtenberg from 1942 until his death.
Background and early life.
Prince Sergei was born on 4 July 1890 in Peterhof, Russian Empire to George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg and Princess Anastasia of Montenegro.
They had two children:
- Sergei Georgievich, 8th Duke of Leuchtenberg (4 July 1890 – 7 January 1974); died unmarried
- Princess Elena Georgievna of Leuchtenberg (3 January 1892 – 6 February 1971); married Count Stefan Tyszkiewicz.
The family owned a small estate near the Black Sea, where they spent the winter. While staying there in 1905, they witnessed the battleship "Potemkin" revolt. In the spring, the family stayed at their Peterhof residence the "Villa Sergievskaia Datcha"