Roman Medvedev

Roman Medvedev was the son of The Patriarch and Olga Alexeyev, and brother to Alyosha Medvedev-Gusarov, Tamara Medvedev-Mirskii, and Pavel Medvedev. He was born in Sochi, Russia, and later moved to Samara. He is the direct ancestor of Nikola Medvedev, and had six children (5 daughters, 1 son) with his wife Alisa Ilyushin-Medvedev. His fourth daughter Evgeniya Medvedev-Nemtsov is Nikola's great grandmother. He was the first Medvedev to hold government office when he became a representative of Simbirsk Governorate, of which Samara was a part of.