Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

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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.

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instanceOf empress consort of Russia
noblewoman
patron of the arts
philanthropist
alsoKnownAs Maria Alexandrovna
Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
birthDate 1824-08-08
birthName Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
birthPlace Darmstadt
Grand Duchy of Hesse
burialPlace Peter and Paul Cathedral
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
child Alexander III of Russia
Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna
surface form: 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 Orthodox Church
surface form: Russian Orthodoxy
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Hesse
Russian Empire
deathDate 1880-06-03
deathPlace Russian Empire
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
father Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
house House of Hesse-Darmstadt
House of Romanov
surface form: House of Romanov (by marriage)
languageSpoken French
German
Russian
marriageDate 1841-04-16
marriagePlace St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
mother Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
notableFor charitable work
patronage of the arts
patronage National Red Cross Societies
surface form: 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)

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Mariinsky Theatre namedAfter Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Alexander II of Russia spouse Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Maria Alexandrovna
Alexander II of Russia child Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Alexander III of Russia mother Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Maria Alexandrovna
Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) predecessorAsEmpressConsort Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse
Mariinka namedAfter Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
subject surface form: Mariinsky Theatre
this entity surface form: Empress Maria Alexandrovna
Mariinskyi Palace namedAfter Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Empress Maria Alexandrovna
Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene builtInHonorOf Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Empress Maria Alexandrovna
Mariehamn namedAfter Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Empress Maria Alexandrovna
Mariinsky Palace namedAfter Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Empress Maria Alexandrovna
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia mother Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia mother Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
this entity surface form: Maria Alexandrovna, Empress of Russia