Abstract is: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: Мария Александровна; 17 October [O.S. 5 October] 1853 – 24 October 1920) was the fifth child and only surviving daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess 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. She was the younger sister of Alexander III of Russia and the paternal aunt of Russia's last emperor, Nicholas II. In 1874, Maria married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; she was the only Romanov to marry into the British royal family. The couple had five children: Alfred, Marie, Victoria Melita, Alexandra, and Beatrice. For the first years of her marriage, Maria lived in England. She neither adapted to the British court nor overcame her dislike for her adopted country. She accompanied her husband on his postings as an admiral of the Royal Navy at Malta (1886–1889) and Devonport (1890–1893). The Duchess of Edinburgh travelled extensively through Europe. She visited her family in Russia frequently and stayed for long periods in England and Germany attending social and family events. In August 1893, Maria became Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha when her husband inherited the duchy on the death of his childless uncle, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She enjoyed life in Germany, where she became active in cultural endeavours and charitable work. To her daughters she gave every support, but she was critical of her wayward son, Alfred, who died in 1899. Her husband died in 1900 and was succeeded as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by his nephew Charles Edward. In her widowhood, Maria continued to live in Coburg. The outbreak of World War I divided her sympathies. She sided with Germany against her native Russia. Many of her relatives, including her brother Paul and her nephew Nicholas II, were killed during the Russian Revolution, and Maria lost her considerable fortune. After World War I, the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ceased to exist in November 1918. Maria died in 1920 while living under reduced circumstances in exile in Switzerland.
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P3029 | UK National Archives ID | F58127 |
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P166 | award received | Royal Order of Victoria and Albert | Q94158 |
Order of the Crown of India | Q1635491 | ||
Order of Saint Catherine | Q512272 | ||
P40 | child | Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Q164500 |
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Q235597 | ||
Marie of Romania | Q57666 | ||
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Q61345 | ||
Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Q62477 | ||
unnamed son Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Q75384228 | ||
P27 | country of citizenship | Russian Empire | Q34266 |
P1343 | described by source | Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary | Q602358 |
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary | Q19180675 | ||
Obálky knih | Q67311526 | ||
P53 | family | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov | Q870568 |
P22 | father | Alexander II of Russia | Q83171 |
P735 | given name | Mariya | Q39897333 |
Mariya | Q39897333 | ||
P25 | mother | Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse) | Q155585 |
P97 | noble title | duchess | Q4593319 |
Duchess of Edinburgh | Q24969696 | ||
Grand Duchess | Q25505632 | ||
Countess of Kent | Q56597474 | ||
Duchess Consort of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Q115536670 | ||
Countess of Ulster | Q115554972 | ||
P106 | occupation | aristocrat | Q2478141 |
P119 | place of burial | Coburg | Q14821 |
P21 | sex or gender | female | Q6581072 |
P3373 | sibling | Alexander III of Russia | Q120180 |
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia | Q248900 | ||
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia | Q312819 | ||
Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia | Q620933 | ||
Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya | Q2941803 | ||
Prince George Alexandrovich Yuryevsky | Q3102183 | ||
Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya | Q3350398 | ||
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia | Q315726 | ||
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia | Q372964 | ||
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia | Q445399 | ||
P3716 | social classification | noble | Q16744001 |
P26 | spouse | Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Q158143 |
FileName: Imperial Monogram of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.svg
Description: Imperial Monogram of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Artist:
Hugo Gerard Ströhl
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Hugo Gerhard Ströhl | ||
Description | Austrian graphic designer and heraldist | ||
Date of birth/death | 24 September 1851 | 7 December 1919 | |
Location of birth/death | Wels | Mödling | |
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Q120180 | Alexander III of Russia |
Q2941803 | Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya |
Q620933 | Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia |
Q315726 | Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia |
Q372964 | Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia |
Q248900 | Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia |
Q312819 | Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia |
Q445399 | Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia |
Q3102183 | Prince George Alexandrovich Yuryevsky |
Q3350398 | Princess Olga Alexandrovna Yurievskaya |
Q115136268 | Daily Light on the Daily Path ... The morning hour. | owned by | P127 |
Q158143 | Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | spouse | P26 |
Q122451874 | Exposition de la doctrine de l’Église catholique orthodoxe | dedicated to | P825 |
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