Paul Ilyinsky

Paul Dmitrievich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (January 27, 1928 – February 10, 2004) was a three-time mayor of Palm Beach, Florida, and the only child of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia and his morganatic wife, Cincinnati heiress Audrey Emery. He was a great-grandson of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and, following the death of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich in 1992, the heir-male of the Ilyinsky claim of the House of Romanov (a position now held by his elder son), a first cousin once removed of Nicholas II, first cousin of Prince Lennart of Sweden, Duke of Småland (owner and inhabitant of the Isle of Mainau in the Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) and the second cousin of Charles III.

Early life Prince Paul Romanovsky-Ilyinsky was born on 27 January 1928 at his parents' home, 26 Manchester Square, London. His father, Grand Duke Dmitri, as a direct consequence of his involvement in the murder of Grigori Rasputin in 1916, had been sent to the Persian front, which ultimately saved his life, as many of his Imperial relatives were executed by the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution . Dmitri, who was working as a champagne salesman, married in Biarritz, France, Cincinnati heiress Audrey Emery in 1926. Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia, Dmitri's cousin and the self-proclaimed emperor in exile, elevated Grand Duke Dmitri's wife and their descendants to Russian princely rank (rank of nobility, not royalty). Any children the couple would have would be known as Romanovsky-Ilyinsky, the latter half of the surname derived from Dmitri's former property in Russia, Ilinskoe.

Ilynskiy's parents were divorced in 1937,

Personal life Ilyinsky was married twice; he married his first wife, Mary Evelyn Prince in 1948 (annulment in 1951), and married his second wife, Angelica Philippa Kauffmann in 1953. Ilyinsky had four children:

Dimitri Pavlovich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (May 1, 1954) married Martha McDowell on September 22, 1979, and has issue: Catherine (Russian Name: Екатерина) Adair Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (August 4, 1981) married Bradley Goodyear in 2013. Victoria Bayard Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (November 23, 1984) married Mbeke Yves Binda in 2013. Lela McDowell Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (August 26, 1986) Paula Maria Pavlovna Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (May 18, 1956) married Mark Comisar on May 31, 1980, and had issue: Alexander Lee Comisar (April 6, 1983) Makena Anna Comisar (November 20, 1984 - August 1, 2002) Anna Pavlovna Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (September 4, 1958) married Robin de Young on May 9, 1980 and they were divorced in 1990, with issue. She then married David Wise Glossinger, with issue: Audrey Emery de Young (April 1, 1983) who is married to Cullin James Wible. Heather Morrison de Young (October 25, 1985) Sophia Wise Glossinger (May 5, 1993) Michael Pavlovich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (November 2, 1959) married Paula Maier in 1989 and they were divorced in 1996, and has issue: Alexis Vasilisa Mikhailovna Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (March 1, 1994).

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