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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.
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 ...
Apr 10, 2024 · 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.
Given the Russian name of Mariia Aleksandrovna, but known universally as Marie, she became an enthusiastic convert to Russian Orthodoxy; she learned to read the classics of Russian literature in the language in which they were written; and she worked to understand the problems of her new country.
Nov 7, 2019 · Marie and Alexander were married on 28 April 1841 at the Winter Palace. She wore a white dress embroidered with silver and diamonds. She also wore a velvet robe with ermine and white satin and a diamond tiara, earrings, a necklace and bracelets.
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 Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1824–1880); sister of Alexander III, tsar of Russia (r ...
Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria’s second son, became engaged to Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, daughter of Russian Emperor Alexander II on 11 July 1873. His mother had misgivings about the match, which she wrote about in her diary:
