Editing Maria II, Empress of Russia

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! colspan="2" |HIM The Empress of Russia
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Romanov_Maria_II.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Empress of [[Russia]]
Princess of [[Prussia]]
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|'''Reign'''
|21 April 1992 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|23 March 1993
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Emperor Vladimir of Russia|Vladimir]]
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|'''Heir'''
|[[George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|23 December 1953 (aged 71)

Saint Petersburg, Russia
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia]]
(m. 1976)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
[[Prince Nicholas of Romania]]
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|'''Name'''
|Maria Vladimirovna
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|'''House'''
|Romanov
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|'''Father'''
|[[Emperor Vladimir of Russia]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Leonida of Mukhrani]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Russian Orthodox
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'''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. 
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Romanov George 1981.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]
|13 March 1981
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|[[Princess Marianne of the Netherlands]] (m. 2021); has issue
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|[[File:Romanov Nicholas 1983.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia]]
|18 June 1983
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|[[Anne, Crown Princess of Romania]] (m. 2010); has issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences Russia Winter Palace.jpg|Winter Palace; Official Residence
File:Residences Russia Alexander Palace.JPG|Alexander Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Russia Peterhof Palace.jpg|Peterhof Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Russia Petrovsky Palace.jpg|Petrovsky Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
</gallery>

==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.<gallery>
File:Tiaras Russia Maria II Cartier Lusitania Tiara.jpg|(1969) Cartier Lusitania Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
File:Tiaras Russia Maria II Diamond Lovers Knot Tiara.jpg|(1976) Diamond Lovers Knot Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
File:Tiaras Russia Maria II Emerald Bandeau.jpg|(1976); Emerald Bandeau; Wedding gift from her parents
</gallery>

===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===
[[File:Honours_Russia_Order_of_St._Andrew.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Andrew (1981)<br>
[[File:Honours Russia Order of St. Catherine.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Catherine (1976)<br>
[[File:Honours_Russia_Order_of_St._Alexander_Nevsky.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1992)<br>
[[File:Honours Russia Order of the White Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the White Eagle (1971)<br>
[[File:Honours Russia Order of St. George.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. George (1992)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Black_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Black Eagle (1995) (Prussia)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_Hohenzollern.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Hohenzollern (1976) (Prussia)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_Louise.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Louise (1981) (Prussia)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[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]]
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|[[Princess Leonida of Mukhrani]]
|[[George, Prince Mukhrani]]<br>
[[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==
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! colspan="3" |'''Maria II, Empress of Russia'''
House of Romanov 

Born: 23 December 1953 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
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|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Russia|Russian]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center>[[Emperor Vladimir of Russia|Vladimir]]</center>
|<center>'''<small>Incumbent</small>'''</center>
|<center>[[George Mikhailovich, Tsarevich of Russia]]</center>
|}
== Notes ==
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