Princess george galitzine biography of michael

Prince George (Georgii Vladimirovich) Galitzine was born in Imperial Russia (Tiflis, Georgia; now Tbilisi) in 1916 but spent the majority of his life living and working in England. His father Prince Vladimir Emanuelovich Galitzine (1884-1954) was an officer in the Cavalier-Guards and his mother was Princess Ekaterina Georgievna Galitzine (nèe Countess Carlow, 1891-1940).

He was a direct descendant of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Mikhailovna and Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

In 1919 aged 3 years old Prince George escaped revolutionary Russia, with his family, leaving Novorossisk on a British warship. Eventually the family settled in England.  Educated at Lancing College and St Pauls School, George got a scholarship in History to Brasenose College, Oxford.  In 1936 he was awarded the Royal Humane Society medal for saving a man’s life during peacetime.  During World War II, Prince Galitzine served as a Major in the Welsh Guards Nicholas Galitzine - Wikipedia BEBOT