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He was born in Saint Petersburg of a Georgian father and Russian mother, fleeing the Russian Revolution with his mother in 1918 and first residing in Paris . He emigrated to the United States in 1928. He earned a Doctorate from Georgetown University in 1943 and accepted a position there, holding it until his retirement, as a Professor Emeritus of history, in 1970. A recognized authority on nobiliary and dynastic questions, Prince Toumanoff was also High Historical Consultant, and a professed knight, of the Sovereign Military Order Of Malta .