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Maria Alexandrovna (Russian: Мария Александровна), born Princess Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (8 August 1824 – 3 June 1880), was Empress of Russia as the first wife of Emperor Alexander II.
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Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: Марія Александровна; 17 October [O.S. 5 October] 1853 – 24 October 1920) was the fifth child and only surviving daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine; she was Duchess of Edinburgh and later Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as the wife of Alfred ...
Jun 7, 2022 · On June 3, 1880, Empress Maria Alexandrovna finally succumbed to her ill health, passing at the still-young age of 55. Her funeral and burial were fit for a ruler of the Russian Empire, and her children and children-in-law mourned her deeply and remembered her class and elegance.
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna was the first Romanov to marry into the British royal family. Between her jealousy-fueled rivalry with her mother-in-law, Queen Victoria, to her loveless marriage to Prince Alfred, she would also be the last Romanov to shack up at Buckingham Palace.
Maria Alexandrovna ( Russian: Мария Александровна ), born Princess Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (8 August 1824 – 3 June 1880), was Empress of Russia as the first wife of Emperor Alexander II.
May 13, 2020 · The present article describes the life of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (1853–1920) through the correspondence with her parents: the Emperor of Russia Alexander II, the Empress and close friends.
Marie Alexandrovna (1853–1920) Russian grand duchess and duchess of Edinburgh . Name variations: Maria or Mary Alexandrovna, Mary Romanov; Grand Duchess of Russia. Born on October 17, 1853, in St. Petersburg, Russia; died on October 24, 1920, in Zurich, Switzerland; daughter of Alexander II (1818–1881), tsar of Russia (r. 1855–1881), and ...
