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"Grand Duchess" is the most widely used English translation of the title. [10] However, in keeping with her parents' desire to raise Maria and her siblings simply, even servants addressed the Grand Duchess by her first name and patronym, Maria Nikolaevna. She was also called by the French version of her name, "Marie", or by the Russian ...
When one of the guards, Ivan Skorokhodov, who was smitten with the Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, smuggled a birthday cake to the grand duchess for her 19th birthday and was caught fraternizing with the same, Goloshchyokin had him arrested and tightened security. [7]
Portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna and her husband had artistic inclinations and were active in charitable and artistic causes. Maria's husband became well known as a scientist throughout Russia. [13] He took an interest in science and studied mining technology; he was a member of the academy of Science.
Maria of Tver (1442-1467), first wife of Ivan III of Russia and mother of Ivan the Young Maria Vladimirovna of Staritsa (1560-1610), cousin of Ivan IV of Russia; wife of Magnus, King of Livonia, she was the last known descendant of Zoe Palaiologina
Born as Princess of Russia; adopted the style of Grand Duchess after her father's headship of the House of Romanov. Kira Kirillovna: Kirill Vladimirovich: 9 May 1909: 8 September 1967: Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (m. 1938) Born as Princess of Russia; adopted the style of Grand Duchess after her father's headship of the House of Romanov.
The early years of Maximilian and Maria's marriage were happy, and the couple had many children. However, relations between them soured starting in 1845, when the Grand Duchess began an affair with Count Grigori Alexandrovich Stroganov. Most historians believe that Maximilian was not the real father of the princes Eugene, Serge, and George of ...
Their common sorrow drew husband and wife closer together for a brief time. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (St. Petersburg, 29 May 1799 – St. Petersburg, 8 July 1800) Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexandrovna of Russia (St. Petersburg, 15 November 1806 – St. Petersburg, 12 May 1808)
Maria Pavlovna with her mother. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna was born 18 April [O.S. 6 April] 1890 in Saint Petersburg.She was the first child and only daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and his first wife, Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia, born Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. [1]