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Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
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Maria Alexandrovna, born Princess Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, was Empress of Russia as the first wife of Emperor Alexander II.
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1857
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1857
Marie of Hesse with her family in 1841: The statue is her grandfather Ludwig I. Her father Ludwig II stands in the left center; her uncle Georg is to
Marie of Hesse with her family in 1841: The statue is her grandfather Ludwig I. Her father Ludwig II stands in the left center; her uncle Georg is to the left of Ludwig; her uncle Friderich is between them; and her uncle Emil stands on the extreme right. The portrait is her mother Wilhelmine. Her eldest brother Ludwig III is the tall man in the center behind her sister-in-law, his wife Mathilde. Her brother Karl is on the extreme left, behind his wife
Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna. Engraving.
Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna. Engraving.
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) with her daughter Maria Nikolaevna and her daughters-in-law: Grand Duchesses Maria Alexandrovna an
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) with her daughter Maria Nikolaevna and her daughters-in-law: Grand Duchesses Maria Alexandrovna and Alexandra Iosifovna, 1853.
Alexander II of Russia
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Alexander II was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. Alexander's most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia's serfs in 1861, for which he is known as Alexander the Liberator.
Photograph, 1878–81
Photograph, 1878–81
Grand prince Alexander Nikolaevich, 1830
Grand prince Alexander Nikolaevich, 1830
Procession of Alexander II into Dormition Cathedral from the Red Porch during his coronation
Procession of Alexander II into Dormition Cathedral from the Red Porch during his coronation
The coronation of Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna on 26 August/7 September 1856 at the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin,
The coronation of Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna on 26 August/7 September 1856 at the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, painting by Mihály Zichy. The painting depicts the moment when the Emperor crowned the Empress.