Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia was the only surviving daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. When she was twenty years old, Maria married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the first marriage between a Russian Royal and a British Royal to occur. It was initially a happy marriage, but eventually, like most royal marriages, it became an increasingly unhappy one. In 1893, Maria became the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha when her husband inherited the duchy. She greatly enjoyed her life in Germany, serving as the Duchess. Tragedy struck her family with the death of her only son Alfred and her husband, in 1899 and 1900 respectively. The duchy passed to her nephew-in-law, Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany. Maria lost more family tragically in 1918, when several members of her Russian family were murdered by the Bolsheviks. She died only two years later, in exile in Switzerland.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Childhood
2:42 Meeting Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom
3:45 Marriage Negotiations
5:40 Married Life
12:12 Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
13:30 The Death of Young Alfred and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
14:30 Widowhood
15:32 Outro
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