Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (O.S. 2 May] 1854 – 6 September 1920), also known as Maria Pavlovna the Elder, was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Francis 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,

Issue

 * 1) Grand Duke Alexander Vladimirovich of Russia (31 August 1875 – 16 March 1877)
 * 2) Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia 12 October 1876 – 12 October 1938) married Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue.
 * 3) Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (24 November 1877 – 9 November 1943) married Zinaida Sergeievna Rashevskaya but had no issue.
 * 4) Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia  (14 May 1879 – 30 October 1956) married Mathilde Kschessinska and had issue.
 * 5) Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (17 January 1882 – 13 March 1957) married Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and had issue.

Titles and styles

 * 14 May 1854 – 28 August 1874 Her Highness Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
 * 28 August 1874 – 6 September 1920 Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia.


 * Russian Empire: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Catherine
 * Kingdom of Prussia: Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Division
 * Kingdom of Bavaria: Dame of the Order of Theresa
 * undefined: Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa, 30 September 1891
 * Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Order of Elizabeth, 1907