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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 ...
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia 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, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Empress Maria expressed her anger about Queen Victoria's negative view of Russia and her poor treatment of her daughter-in-law and Empress Maria's daughter, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.
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.
- Hélène Kolosovich
- 2020
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:
Carte-de-visite photograph of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, second daughter of Alexander II. The portrait is taken in a vignette format and shows a frontal view of the sitter, whose head is turned towards the right of the image.
Bust-length photograph of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna. Her head is turned to the left and she is wearing three strings of pearls and a chocker with an elaborate pendant. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna was the only surviving daughter of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia.
