Princess Marie of Hesse
| HIM The Empress of Russia | |
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| Titles | Empress of Russia
Princess of Hesse |
| Reign | 2 March 1855 - 3 June 1880 |
| Coronation | 7 September 1856 |
| Predecessor | Princess Charlotte of Prussia |
| Successor | Princess Dagmar of Denmark |
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 8 August 1824
Darmstadt, Hesse |
| Died | 3 June 1880 (aged 55)
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Spouse | Emperor Alexander II of Russia
(m. 1843; d. 1880) |
| Issue | Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna
Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna |
| Name | Maximilianne Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie
Marie |
| House | Hesse (by birth)
Romanov (by marriage) |
| Father | Grand Duke Louis II of Hesse |
| Mother | Princess Wilhelmine of Baden |
| Religion | Evangelical Church of Germany |
General
Life[edit | edit source]
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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]
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| Photo | Name | Birth | Death | Marriage |
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Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna | 30 August 1842 | 10 July 1849 (aged 6) | Died in childhood |
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Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich | 20 September 1843 | 24 April 1865 (aged 21) | Princess Dagmar of Denmark (e. 1864); died before marriage |
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Alexander III | 10 March 1845 | 1 November 1894 (aged 49) | Princess Dagmar of Denmark (m. 1866); had issue |
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Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich | 22 April 1847 | 17 February 1909 (aged 61) | Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1874); had issue |
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Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich | 14 January 1850 | 14 November 1908 (aged 58) | Died unmarried and without legitimate issue |
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Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna | 17 October 1853 | 24 October 1920 (aged 67) | Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1874); had issue |
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Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich | 11 May 1857 | 17 February 1905 (aged 47) | Princess Elisabeth of Hesse (m. 1884); no issue |
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Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich | 3 October 1860 | 24 January 1919 (aged 58) | (1) Princess Alexandra of Greece (m. 1889); had issue
(2) Olga Karnovich (m. 1902); had issue |
Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]
- 1824-1843 Princess Marie of Hesse
- 1843-1855 Marie Alexandrovna, Tsarevna of Russia
- 1855-1880 Empress Marie Alexandrovna of Russia