▁Russian ▁é migr és ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁son ▁released , ▁but ▁neither ▁group ▁would ▁help ▁him . ▁Vladimir ▁was ▁finally ▁fre ed ▁after ▁ 1 1 9 ▁days ▁in ▁det ention . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁surv iving ▁grand ▁du kes ▁died ; ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁D mit ri ▁Pav lov ich ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Bor is ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁With ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁Bor is , ▁And rei ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁surv iving ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁dynast y ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁Imperial ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ' s ▁last ▁years ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁increasing ly ▁fra il ▁health ▁and ▁stra iten ed ▁financial ▁circumstances . ▁He ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁house , ▁rent ing ▁instead . ▁To ▁balance ▁his ▁fin ances , ▁he ▁re lied ▁partially ▁on ▁economic ▁aid ▁from ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Vladimir ▁Kir il lov ich . ▁Some ▁of ▁Math ilde ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁former ▁pup ils , ▁such ▁as ▁Mar got ▁F onte yn ▁and ▁D iana ▁G ould ▁Menu hin , ▁also ▁provided ▁financial ▁help . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁became ▁a ▁god father ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Vladimir ' s ▁only ▁child , ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁Maria ▁Vlad im iro v na ▁of ▁Russia , ▁the ▁current ▁claim ant ▁to ▁the ▁head ship ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁family . ▁ ▁Despite ▁poor ▁health ,