Maria II, Empress of Russia

HIM The Empress of Russia
Titles	Empress of Russia Princess of Prussia
Reign	21 April 1992 - present
Coronation	23 March 1993
Predecessor	Vladimir
Heir	George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia
Biographical Information
Born	23 December 1953 (aged 71) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Spouse	Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (m. 1976)
Issue	George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia Prince Nicholas of Romania
Name	Maria Vladimirovna
House	Romanov
Father	Emperor Vladimir of Russia
Mother	Princess Leonida of Mukhrani
Religion	Russian Orthodox

Maria II, Empress of Russia (born Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia on 23 December 1953) is the current reigning Empress of Russia.

Life

Maria was born the only child of Emperor Vladimir of Russia and Princess Leonida of Mukhrani.

With no male issue, in 1983 Emperor Vladimir amended Russian succession to allow for female inheritance and named Maria as the first Tsarevna in her own right.

Marriage and Issue

On 22 September 1976, Maria married Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia in Saint Petersburg.

Maria and Franz Wilhelm have lived separately since 1985, but remain married and continue to conduct public duties together.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia	13 March 1981		Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (m. 2021); has issue
	Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia	18 June 1983		Anne, Crown Princess of Romania (m. 2010); has issue

Residences

• 
  Winter Palace; Official Residence
• 
  Alexander Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  Peterhof Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
• 
  Petrovsky Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As Empress, Maria has access to the entirety of the Russian Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

• 
  (1969) Cartier Lusitania Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
• 
  (1976) Diamond Lovers Knot Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
• 
  (1976); Emerald Bandeau; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

• 1953-1976 Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
• 1976-1983 Princess Maria of Prussia
• 1983-1992 Maria Vladimirovna, Tsarevna of Russia
• 1992-present Maria II, Empress of Russia

National Honours

Order of St. Andrew (1981)
Order of St. Catherine (1976)
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1992)
Order of the White Eagle (1971)
Order of St. George (1992)

Foreign Honours

Order of Black Eagle (1995) (Prussia)

Order of Hohenzollern (1976) (Prussia)

Order of Louise (1981) (Prussia)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Emperor Vladimir of Russia	Emperor Kirill of Russia Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia	Emperor Alexander II of Russia Princess Marie of Hesse Grand Duke Frederick Francis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Augusta of Reuss Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Emperor Alexander II of Russia Princess Marie of Hesse
Princess Leonida of Mukhrani	George, Prince Mukhrani Helena Sigismundovna Nowina-Zlotnicka	Alexander, Prince Mukhrani Maria Dmitrievna Golowatschew Sigismund Nowina-Zlotnicka Princess Mariam Elisabarovna Eristavi	Prince Irakli of Mukhrani Princess Katharina Ivanovna Arguntinsky-Dolgorukov Dmitri Zakharovitch Golovachev Leonida Georgievna von Hessen Dmitri Antonovich Nowina-Zlotnicka Celestina Trzeciak Prince Elisabar Shansheivich Eristavi Princess Kethevan Shalvnaevna Eristavi

Lines of Succession

Maria II, Empress of Russia House of Romanov Born: 23 December 1953
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Russian throne	Followed by
Vladimir	Incumbent	George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Notes

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