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- Birth nameMaria Alexandrovna Romanova
- Duchess Maria Edinburgh of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born on October 17, 1853 in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia [now Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia]. She was married to Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred. She died on October 25, 1920 in Zurich, Switzerland.
- SpouseDuke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred(January 23, 1874 - July 30, 1900) (his death, 6 children)
- ChildrenBeatrice Leopoldine VictoriaAlfred Alexander William Ernest Albert
- Parents
- RelativesNicholas Alexandrovich(Sibling)Prince Nicholas of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen(Grandchild)Alexandra Beatrice of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(Grandchild)Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Peter Nikolaevich Romanov(Cousin)Prince Henry of Battenberg(Cousin)Tsar Nicholas II(Niece or Nephew)Georgiy Aleksandrovich Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duke Michael(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Czar Aleksandr III(Sibling)King Peter II of Yugoslavia(Great Grandchild)Marija Karadjordjevic(Grandchild)King Michael(Great Grandchild)King Carol II(Grandchild)Mother Alexandra(Grandchild)Princess Maria Pavlovna(Niece or Nephew)Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov(Niece or Nephew)Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia(Niece or Nephew)Queen Olga(Cousin)Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen(Great Grandchild)Prinz Michael von Preussen(Great Grandchild)Prinz Louis Ferdinand Junior von Preussen(Great Grandchild)Louis IV(Cousin)Prince Louis of Battenberg(Cousin)Grand Duke Sergei(Sibling)Vladimir Kirillovits Romanov(Grandchild)
- Just nine months after their marriage, the Duchess gave birth to a son, Alfred, born in Buckingham Palace on 15 October 1874. The Tsarina came to London to visit her daughter during her confinement and to meet her grandson.
- Half-sister of George Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1872-1913), Olga Alexandrovna Yourievsky von Merenberg (1873-1925), Boris Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1876-1876) and Ekaterina Alexandrovna Yourievsky (1878-1959).
- Daughter of Tsar Alexander II. Sister of Czar Aleksandr III.
- When she visited Scotland, Maria Alexandrovna was frozen in her unheated bedroom in Balmoral Castle and ordered a fire to be lit. When she was out, Queen Victoria entered the room and ordered a maid to throw water on the fire and open all the windows.
- Maria disliked her in-laws. Queen Victoria's company was oppressive, and her husband was a philanderer. Of her sisters and brothers-in-law, she only cared for the two youngest: Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice. Considered Alexandra, the Princess of Wales, a light-minded and foolish woman.
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