Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore of Mecklenburg [- Schwerin ] ( born May 14, 1854 in Ludwig pleasure; † September 6, 1920 in Contrexévillenear ), also known as " Maria Pavlovna the Elder", was by marriage Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia.

Life

The daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg -Schwerin and Princess Augusta Reuss to Koestritz was in its time the most important of the grand duchesses and entertained during the reign of her nephew Nicholas II as a private courtyard. In winter 1916/1917, she moved with her ​​sons in a coup against the Tsar into consideration in order to force the abdication. So they wanted to reach the throne of her son Cyril to the throne, with the Grand Duke Nicholas as regent.

On February 13, 1920, she went with her son Andrei, his lover Matilda Felixowna Kschessinskaja and their son Vladimir aboard an Italian ship towards Venice. Marie's son Boris had already left Russia to escape to Anapa. In the port of Novorossiysk also rose still be added Grand Duchess Olga. From Venice we went through Switzerland to France, where Marie's already ailing health still deteriorated after the tiring trip, so she died in Contrexévillenear on August 24, 1920 with the family. Thus Marie was the last noble emigrant who left Russia after the First World War, and the first, who died in exile.

Marriage and issue

On August 28, 1874, she married Vladimir Alexandrovich, the second surviving son of Tsar Alexander II. When the two met for the first time, " Miechen " was how Marie was also called, already engaged. This engagement was broken out. Since Marie refused to convert to the Orthodox faith, it took another three years until Alexander II Vladimir gave permission to marry her even without crossing. In the later course of the marriage the Grand Duchess finally converted but still, in order to increase the chances of her son Kirill Vladimirovich on a throne. The couple had five children:

  • Grand Duke Alexander Vladimirovich (1875-1877)
  • Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich (1876-1938)
  • Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich (1877-1943)
  • Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich (1879-1956)
  • Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna (1882-1957)
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Caucasus Mountains Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia Integrated Authority File
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