UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Portrait of MARIA KIRILLOVNA (or MARIA KIRILOVNA) Grand Duchess of Russia, around 1928. MARIA is the daughter of Grand Duke KIRILL of Russia (or KYRIL VLADIMIROVICH), himself first cousin and closest relative of NICOLAS II. Despite being excluded from succeeding to the throne by NICOLAS II, KIRILL proclaimed himself "curator of the throne". Grand Duchess MARIA married Prince KARL OF LEININGEN. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
