Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

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empress consort of Russia noblewoman patron of the arts philanthropist

Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia was the wife of Emperor Alexander II and Empress consort of the Russian Empire, known for her patronage of the arts and charitable work.

Aliases (4)

Maria Alexandrovna ×2
Empress Maria Alexandrovna ×1
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia ×1
Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	empress consort of Russia → noblewoman → patron of the arts → philanthropist →
alsoKnownAs	Maria Alexandrovna → Marie of Hesse and by Rhine NERFINISHED →
birthDate	1824-08-08 →
birthName	Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine →
birthPlace	Darmstadt NERFINISHED → Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED →
burialPlace	Peter and Paul Cathedral → Saint Petersburg →
causeOfDeath	tuberculosis →
child	Alexander III of Russia → Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia → Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexandrovna of Russia → Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia → Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia → Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia → Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia → Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia → Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia →
convertedTo	Russian Orthodoxy →
countryOfCitizenship	Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED → Russian Empire →
deathDate	1880-06-03 →
deathPlace	Russian Empire → Saint Petersburg →
father	Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse →
house	House of Hesse-Darmstadt → House of Romanov (by marriage) →
languageSpoken	French → German → Russian →
marriageDate	1841-04-16 →
marriagePlace	Saint Petersburg →
mother	Princess Wilhelmine of Baden NERFINISHED →
notableFor	charitable work → patronage of the arts →
patronage	Russian Red Cross Society → music and theatre in Saint Petersburg → women's education initiatives in the Russian Empire →
positionHeld	Empress consort of Russia →
reignEnd	1880-06-03 →
reignStart	1855-03-02 →
religion	Lutheranism →
residence	Catherine Palace → Livadia Palace → Winter Palace →
spouse	Alexander II of Russia →
title	Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias (consort) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mariinsky Theatre → Mariinsky Theatre ("Empress Maria Alexandrovna") →	namedAfter
Alexander II of Russia ("Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia") →	child
Alexander III of Russia ("Maria Alexandrovna") →	mother
Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) ("Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse") →	predecessorAsEmpressConsort
Alexander II of Russia ("Maria Alexandrovna") →	spouse