supposedly in favor of restoring the Serbian monarchy. Then he used the title, "Prince Alexis II Nemanitch Romanov Dolgorouki", Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. He had convinced his Serbian nationalist supporters that he was descended, in a very convoluted manner, from Hrebeljanovic Nemanitch. Alexis claimed to have accepted the throne of Serbia. There appeared to be at least some support for him. The European Monarchist Association published a communiqué, where it stated Brimeyer's real identity. The scheme then appears to have collapsed. Death Alexis Brimeyer died of HIV/AIDS in Madrid, aged 48, on 27 January 1995. See also Romanov impostors Bruce Conde References 1946 births 1995 deaths People from Bukavu Romanov impostors Impostor pretenders AIDS-related deaths in Spain