Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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| Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Elder of Russia | |||||
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, late 1880s | |||||
| Born | Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 May 1854 Ludwigslust Palace, Ludwigslust, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation | ||||
| Died | 6 September 1920 (aged 66) Hôtel de la Souveraine, Contrexéville, France | ||||
| Burial | Chapel of St. Vladimir and St. Mary Magdalene, Contrexéville | ||||
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| Issue | Grand Duke Alexander Vladimirovich Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna | ||||
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| House | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Father | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Mother | Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz | ||||
| Religion | Russian Orthodox prev. Lutheranism | ||||
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (Russian: Мари́я Па́вловна Романова, romanized: Mariya Pavlovna Romanova; born Duchess Marie of Mecklenberg-Schwerin 14 May [O.S. 2 May] 1854 – 6 September 1920), was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by his first wife, Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz. A prominent hostess in Saint Petersburg following her marriage in 1874 to the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, she was known by many as the "grandest of the grand duchesses".