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Empress Maria Alexandrovna,wife of Alexander II - discussion and pictures

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Antonio_P.Caballer:
Hi Thomas,
I wonder why there´s still no proper biography of Empress Maria Alexandrovna...
My all time favourite recollection-legend linking the two empresses is (surely you all know it) when Maria and Alexander were visiting Darmstadt and Alix and her brother and sisters were  presented to them. When the turn came for the young Alix the empress told her lady in waiting, Baroness Anna Pilar von Pilhau:
" Kiss her hand, that´s your Tsarina-to-be"

Svetabel:
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna (vs Empress, spouse of Alexander II)

Linnea:
Some information about Maria:
- born 8th August 1824 in Darmstadt as Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
- daughter of Grand Duchess Wilhelmine of Hesse, née Princess of Baden and her lover Baron Auguste von Senarclens-Grancy
- her brother was Alexander of Hesse, the father of the Battenberg Princes
- married Alexander on April 16th 1841 (aged 16) in St. Petersburg
- the pair had 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls)
- died 8th June 1880 in St. Petersburg (Alexander remarried only one month later! The bride was his mistress, who already had 3 children by him)

zolishka:
Thank you! How cool, my real name is in fact Linnea.

Is it really confirmed that her father was Baron Auguste?

Does anyone have any photos/paintings to share?

Linnea:

--- Quote ---Thank you! How cool, my real name is in fact Linnea.

Is it really confirmed that her father was Baron Auguste?

Does anyone have any photos/paintings to share?
--- End quote ---

Mine too! Are you Swedish?
Well, the fact that her father was a Baron made the parents of Alexander to dissaprove with the marriage at first. A beautiful portrait of Marie:

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