▁Duke ▁Kir ill ▁and ▁from ▁Em press ▁Maria ▁Fe odor ov na , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Alexander ▁III , ▁the ▁senior ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁family ; ▁both ▁gave ▁their ▁consent . ▁K ch ess in ska , ▁who ▁was ▁of ▁Polish ▁descent , ▁was ▁Catholic , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁a ▁simple ▁ceremony ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Michael ▁Arch angel ▁in ▁C annes ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁also ▁claimed ▁pat ern ity ▁of ▁K ch ess in ska ' s ▁son , ▁Prince ▁Vladimir ▁Roman ov sky - K ras in sky ▁( 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ' s ▁el dest ▁brother , ▁Kir ill , ▁proc laimed ▁himself ▁Ts ar ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁supported ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁claim . ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Kir ill ▁granted ▁to ▁Math ilde ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁Princess ▁and ▁Prince ▁Roman ov sky - K ras in sky , ▁with ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁Ser ene ▁High ness . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁first ▁years ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁in ▁better ▁economic ▁circumstances ▁than ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Roman ov s . ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁made ▁his ▁relatives ▁sell ▁their ▁properties ▁abroad , ▁rep atri ating