Ceclava Czapska (''Cécile Czapska'') (

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2 January 1899 – 1 December 1970) was a Romanov impostor who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Maria, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last

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, and his wife Tsarina Alexandra. She was the daughter of Polish nobleman, Bolesław

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and Raja Ludmilla Tchapline. On 20 January 1919, she and Prince Nikolai

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, called 'di Fonz,' were married in

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. They had two daughters, Olga-Béata (born 1927), mother of

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; and Julia-Yolande (born 1937). She died in

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. Her grave is in Prima Porta. The remains off all the Romanovs have been found and identified via

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disproving her claim.

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Cécile CzapskaLa zarina y sus cuatro hijas sobrevivieron a la matanza de la familia imperial rusa
*Martha Schad ''Wielkie dynastie. Mit i historia – Romanowowie'', Warsaw 2003, s. 72. *Le Parchemin, n°225, 1983, pp. 273–277 1899 births 1970 deaths Impostor pretenders Romanov impostors Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio {{Italy-bio-stub