Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
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Later life
She died in October 1920 in ZürichZürich
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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apparently after receiving a telegram addressed to her as "Frau Coburg"; she was buried in the Ducal Family's cemetery outside Coburg. Of her four daughters, the Queen of Romania was forbidden to attend or to travel to Germany due to the recent war, in which Germany and Romania had fought on opposite sides.
Titles and styles
- 17 October 1853 – 23 January 1874: Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
- 23 January 1874 – 22 August 1893: Her Imperial & Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh
- 22 August 1893 – 11 October 1905: Her Imperial & Royal Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- 11 October 1905 – 24 October 1920: Her Imperial & Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Honours
- Lady of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (first class)Royal Order of Victoria and AlbertThe Royal Order of Victoria and Albert was a British Royal Family Order instituted in on 10 February 1862 by Queen Victoria, and enlarged on 10 October 1864; 15 November 1865; and 15 March 1880. No awards were made after the death of Queen Victoria....
Issue
| Image | Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Prince Alfred ("Young Affie") |
15 October 1874 | 6 February 1899 | Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893 | |
| Princess Marie ("Missy") Marie of Edinburgh Marie of Romania was Queen consort of Romania from 1914 to 1927, as the wife of Ferdinand I of Romania.-Early life:... |
29 October 1875 | 18 July 1938 | married, 10 January 1893, King Ferdinand I of Romania (1865–1927); had issue | |
| Princess Victoria Melita ("Ducky") |
25 November 1876 | 2 March 1936 | married (1), 19 April 1894, Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; had issue; divorced 21 December 1901 (2) 8 October 1905, the Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich of Russia was a member of the Russian Imperial Family. After the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the deaths of Tsar Nicholas II and his brother Michael, Cyril assumed the Headship of the Imperial Family of Russia and later the title Emperor and Autocrat of all the... ; had issue |
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Princess Alexandra ("Sandra") |
1 September 1878 | 16 April 1942 | married, 20 April 1896, Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; had issue |
| Stillborn son | 13 October 1879 | 13 October 1879 | ||
| Princess Beatrice ("Baby Bee") |
20 April 1884 | 13 July 1966 | married, 15 July 1909, Don Alfonso, Infante of Spain, 3rd Duke of Galliera Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Duke of Galliera was a Spanish military aviator.-Early life:... ; had issue |