Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna wearing the Order of Saint Catherine.
Born	(1854-05-14)14 May 1854 Ludwigslust Palace, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation
Died	6 September 1920(1920-09-06) (aged 66) Hôtel de la Souveraine, Contrexéville, France
Spouse	Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (m 28 August 1874)
Issue	Grand Duke Alexander Vladimirovich Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
Full name
Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore
House	Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father	Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
Burial	Chapel of St. Vladimir and St. Mary Magdalene, Contrexéville
Religion	Russian Orthodox prev. Lutheranism

Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia ([[(14 May 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
• Template:Country data Kingdom of Prussia: Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Division
• Kingdom of Bavaria: Dame of the Order of Theresa
• Template:Flagcountry: Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa, 30 September 1891
• Template:Country data Kingdom of HungaryTemplate:Namespace detect showall Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Order of Elizabeth, 1907