Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – “Angel from heaven” (Part one)

Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 3 February 1808 as the daughter of Charles Frederick, future Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. She was their eldest surviving child as her elder brother, Charles, had died in infancy two years earlier. She also had two younger siblings: Augusta (born 1811) [read more]
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