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HomeMaria Alexandrovna of Russia

Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

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Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Queen Victoria’s granddaughter (Part two)

September 9, 2020 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Alexandra quickly fell pregnant, and her sister Marie was writing about it as early as August 1896. “She is very quiet about it and seems pleased. Elli and I have concluded that Sandra will have a boy, I wonder if we will be right.” Alexandra’s mother travelled to Langenburg in March [read more]

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Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – Queen Victoria’s granddaughter (Part one)

September 8, 2020 Moniek Bloks 2

Alexandra of Edinburgh was born on 1 September 1878 at Schloss Rosenau as the fourth child and third daughter of Alfred, the future Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (then known as The Duke of Edinburgh) and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. Her siblings were Alfred (born 15 October 1874), Marie (born 29 October 1875), [read more]

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Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Maria Alexandrovna of Russia – Mistress in her own Kingdom (Part two)

October 18, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Maria quickly fell pregnant and gave birth to her first child – a son named Alfred – in October 1874. On 27 October, Queen Victoria wrote to her eldest daughter, “She has not had any drawback – and is as well and strong as possible and shows a very healthy constitution [read more]

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Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Maria Alexandrovna of Russia – Mistress in her own Kingdom (Part one)

October 17, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna was born on 17 October 1853 as the daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his first wife, Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, who was known as Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. At the time of her birth, her father was still the heir apparent. She was one [read more]

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Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Queen Victoria & Prince Alfred – The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

August 6, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

On 6 August 1844, Queen Victoria gave birth to her fourth child whom they named Alfred Ernest Albert. The labour was long and gruelling, and her suffering was “severe.” Prince Albert was by his wife’s side throughout the labour. He would be nicknamed “Affie.” At the time of his birth, he was second in the [read more]

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Dagmar of Denmark – Her life as a Princess (Part one)

October 31, 2017 Lauralee Jacks 0

The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna’s life was often marked by tragedy. She was from a junior branch of Denmark royalty, who suddenly found herself as a daughter of the king. Three of her siblings became kings and queens. While she had a few suitors that vied for her hand, Maria Feodorovna’s most illustrious suitor was [read more]

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