Great-grandson of the Russian Emperor Alexander III died

In Australia, Leonid Guryevich Kulikovsky, the great-grandson of the Russian Emperor Alexander III, died suddenly at the age of 72.

“He died on September 27 on the street of the town of Catherine North, where he lived in recent years,” said Semyon Andropov, a former member of the Council of Russian Compatriots in Australia. - He went out for a walk with the dog, apparently, he felt bad, sat down under a tree and died. Doctors found that he had a massive heart attack. ”

Andropov added that the body of the deceased had lain in the morgue of Katrina for almost two months, since the man lived alone. The police later managed to contact his relatives in Denmark.

Leonid Kulikovsky was born in 1943 year in Denmark. His father Gury Kulikovsky was the son of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna - the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna. In 1940, Guriy Kulikovsky married Danish woman Ruth Schwartz, they had three children, including Leonid. In 1967, Leonid Kulikovsky moved to Australia and worked for a long time in Sydney as an employee of the city water management department. After retiring seven years ago, he moved to the town of Catherine, where he led a secluded life.

“Neighbors called him old Nick [Old Nick is a euphemism used to denote the devil], but I don’t know why,” said Semyon Andropov. - The other day, his body was transported to Darwin, where the funeral will take place on November 30, the organization of which I am now engaged. The funeral will be held in the Serbian Orthodox Church. ”

According to the Tass news agency, the Australian authorities will be represented at the farewell ceremony by Peter Styles, Minister for Nationalities of the Northern Territory. A representative of the Russian Embassy in Australia will attend the funeral.

According to Wikipedia At the beginning of 1917, the Russian Imperial House counted 65 members, 17 of whom the Bolsheviks killed in 1918-1919 in Yekaterinburg, Alapaevsk, St. Petersburg and Tashkent.

The survivors found themselves in exile abroad, mainly in France and the United States.

As of 10 June 2010, there were 13 descendants of male Emperor Nicholas I alive.

Previously representatives Imperial House of the Romanovs offered to return to Russia.