Her Imperial Majesty Empress Maria Alexandrovna
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Her Imperial Majesty Empress Maria Alexandrovna |
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| Birth: | Sunday | July 27, 1824 | August 8, 1824 | in Darmstadt, Grand Duchy Hesse and by Rhine. Father: His Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine. Mother: Her Royal Highness Princess Wilhelmine, nèe HSH Princess of Baden. Their daughter was born Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie MARIE of Hessen and By Rhine. |
| Conversion: | Thursday | December 5, 1840 | December 17, 1840 | converted from Lutheran faith into Orthodoxy and received the name Maria Alexandrovna. |
| Betrothal: | Friday | December 6, 1840 | December 18, 1840 | to His Imperial Highness the Pious Lord Heir Caesarevich and Grand Duke Alexander Nikolayevich. |
| Marriage: | Wednesday | April 16, 1841 | April 28, 1841 | in St. Petersburg. Bridegroom: His Imperial Highness the Pious Lord Heir Caesarevich and Grand Duke Alexander Nikolayevich. |
| Caesarevna: | Wednesday | April 16, 1841 | April 28, 1841 | was granted the title Caesarevna. |
| Empress: | Friday | February 18, 1855 | March 2, 1855 | when Her spouse succeeded as Emperor Alexander II. |
| Coronation: | Sunday | August 26, 1856 | September 7, 1856 | in Moscow. |
| Death: | Thursday | May 22, 1880 | June 3, 1880 | in St. Petersburg. |
| Burial: | Wednesday | May 28, 1880 | June 9, 1880 | in St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, St. Petersburg. |
