Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh and Coburg

[isabel]

Dear Grandduchessella,

I am absolutly agree with your arguments.

Marie Alexandrovna begins to interesed me, because of her gravity and solemnity in all the photographs i saw of her person. I don´t know if it was because of sadness and melancholy or because of her strong caracthere, perhaps a mix of this two?

I think that the destiny of the lives of her children weren´t as brilliant as she expected.

I haven´t see any photograph of her with her grand children, i think that her family life was not very warm.

I belive she died in 1920, does someone knows where??
Was she accompanied by her family??

[Linnea]

Marie with grandchildren:

[isabel]

Oh Linnea¡¡ What a beautiful picture, who are the children with Marie???

Tanks so much.

[Linnea]

Oh Linnea¡¡ What a beautiful picture, who are the children with Marie???

Tanks so much.

I think they are Beatrice´s sons. Please correct me if I´m wrong!

[Prince_Lieven]

Dear Grandduchessella,

I am absolutly agree with your arguments.

Marie Alexandrovna begins to interesed me, because of her gravity and solemnity in all the photographs i saw of her person. I don´t know if it was because of sadness and melancholy or because of her strong caracthere, perhaps a mix of this two?

I think that the destiny of the lives of her children weren´t as brilliant as she expected.

I haven´t see any photograph of her with her grand children, i think that her family life was not very warm.

I belive she died in 1920, does someone knows where??
Was she accompanied by her family??

She died in Switzerland. I don't think anyone was with her.

[Linnea]

She died in Switzerland. I don't think anyone was with her.

In Zürich, to be accurate...

[isabel]

She lived in Zurich??

Where is she buried??

[Linnea]

She lived in Zurich??

Where is she buried??

she is buried in the mausoleum Glockenberg in Coburg besides her husband

[Linnea]

[isabel]

Thank you Linnea, and all of you, who have participated in answer muy questions about Marie Alexandrovna.

Thanks specially Linnea, for your photo of MA with her grand children, where did you find it?

And finally, can someone tell me where can i find a book about her life.

[Prince_Lieven]

I don't know of a biography of her . . . but she is mentioned frequently in John van der Kiste's the Romanovs 1818-1959 and, I would imagine, his other book about Affie, but I can't remember the exact name . . .

[grandduchessella]

It's Dearest Affie... by van der Kiste and Bee Jordaan. It's pretty hard to find though.

[Svetabel]

There is a biography on Maria Alexandrovna in Russian. It's a limited edition - small soft-cover book. One can find it only in the libraries  .

[Marc]

Svetabel,have you read this biography?

[Svetabel]

Svetabel,have you read this biography?

Of course  . Not an exciting one , just facts of MA's life. Quite an informative book though.