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|'''Titles'''
|'''Titles'''
|Empress of [[Russia]]<br>
|Empress of [[Russia]]
Grand Duchess of [[Hesse]]<br>
Grand Duchess of [[Hesse]]<br>
Princess of [[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
Princess of [[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
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|'''Reign'''
|'''Reign'''
|19 April 1894 - 21 December 1901<br>
|19 April 1894 - 21 December 1901
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
1 January 1925 - 2 March 1936<br>
1 January 1925 - 2 March 1936<br>
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|'''Coronation'''
|'''Coronation'''
|17 August 1892<br>
|17 August 1892
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
1 January 1925<br>
1 January 1925<br>
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|'''Predecessor'''
|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Princess Alice of the United Kingdom]]<br>
|[[Princess Alice of the United Kingdom]]
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
[[Princess Alix of Hesse]]<br>
[[Princess Alix of Hesse]]<br>
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|'''Successor'''
|'''Successor'''
|[[Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]]<br>
|[[Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]]
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
''as Grand Duchess of Hesse''<br>
[[Princess Leonida of Mukhrani]]<br>
[[Princess Leonida of Mukhrani]]<br>
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|'''Issue'''
|'''Issue'''
|[[Princess Elisabeth of Hesse|Princess Elisabeth]]
|[[Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (b. 1895)|Princess Elisabeth]]
[[Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia|Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna]]
[[Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia|Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna]]


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Hesse (by marriage)
Hesse (by marriage)
Romanov (by marriage)
Romanov (by marriage)
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|[[File:Hesse Elisabeth.png|center|frameless|142x142px]]
|[[File:Hesse Elisabeth.png|center|frameless|142x142px]]
|[[Princess Elisabeth of Hesse|Princess Elisabeth]]
|[[Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (b. 1895)|Princess Elisabeth]]
|11 March 1895
|11 March 1895
|16 November 1903 (aged 8)
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[[Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
[[Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
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== Notes ==
Face: Unknown
[[Category:Russia]]
[[Category:Russia]]
[[Category:Consorts of Russia]]
[[Category:Consorts of Russia]]
[[Category:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
[[Category:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
[[Category:House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
[[Category:House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]

Latest revision as of 17:10, 29 August 2025

HIM The Empress of Russia
Titles Empress of Russia

Grand Duchess of Hesse
Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Reign 19 April 1894 - 21 December 1901

as Grand Duchess of Hesse
1 January 1925 - 2 March 1936
as Empress of Russia

Coronation 17 August 1892

as Grand Duchess of Hesse
1 January 1925
as Empress of Russia

Predecessor Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

as Grand Duchess of Hesse
Princess Alix of Hesse
as Empress of Russia

Successor Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

as Grand Duchess of Hesse
Princess Leonida of Mukhrani
as Empress of Russia

Biographical Information
Born 25 November 1876

Attard, Malta

Died 2 March 1936 (aged 59)

Moscow, Russia

Spouse Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse

(m. 1894; div. 1901)
Emperor Kirill of Russia
(m. 1905; d. 1936)

Issue Princess Elisabeth

Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna

Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna

Vladimir

Name Victoria Melita
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by birth)

Hesse (by marriage)

Romanov (by marriage)

Father Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Religion Evangelical Church of Germany

General

Life[edit | edit source]

TBA

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

TBA

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
with Grand Duke Ernst Louis of Hesse
Princess Elisabeth 11 March 1895 16 November 1903 (aged 8) Died in childhood
with Emperor Kirill of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna 2 February 1907 27 October 1951 (aged 44) Karl, Prince of Leiningen (m. 1925); had issue
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna 9 May 1909 8 September 1967 (aged 58) Emperor Ludwig Ferdinand of Germany (m. 1938); had issue
Vladimir 30 August 1917 21 April 1992 (aged 74) Princess Leonida of Mukhrani (m. 1948); had issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1876-1894 Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • 1894-1901 Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Hesse
  • 1901-1905 Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • 1905-1925 Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia
  • 1925-1936 Empress Victoria Feodorovna of Russia

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Prince Edward of the United Kingdom

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Countess Augusta of Ebersdorf

Duke Augustus of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Princess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

King George III of the United Kingdom

Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Countess Augusta of Ebersdorf

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia Emperor Alexander II of Russia

Princess Marie of Hesse

Emperor Nicholas I of Russia

Princess Charlotte of Prussia

Grand Duke Louis II of Hesse

Princess Wilhelmine of Baden

Emperor Paul of Russia

Princess Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg

King Frederick William III of Prussia

Princess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Grand Duke Louis I of Hesse

Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

Hereditary Prince Charles Louis of Baden

Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Notes[edit | edit source]

Face: Unknown