Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg)

Maria Feodorovna
Portrait by Vigee Le Brun, 1790s
Empress consort of Russia
Tenure	17 November 1796 – 23 March 1801
Coronation	5 April 1797
Born	(1759-10-25)25 October 1759 Grumbkow's Palace, Stettin, Prussia
Died	5 November 1828(1828-11-05) (aged 69) Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Spouse	Paul I of Russia ​ ​ (m. 1776; died 1801)​
Issue	Alexander I of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich Archduchess Alexandra Pavlovna, Palatina of Hungary Elena Pavlovna, Hereditary Princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Catherine Pavlovna, Queen of Württemberg Grand Duchess Olga Pavlovna Anna Pavlovna, Queen of the Netherlands Nicholas I of Russia Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich
Full name
Sophie Dorothee Auguste Luise
House	Württemberg (by birth) Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (by marriage)
Father	Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Burial	Peter and Paul Cathedral
Signature

Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothee Auguste Luise ; née Princess Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg; 25 October 1759 – 5 November 1828 [OS 24 October]) became Empress consort of Russia as the second wife of Emperor Paul I.

Issue

1. Grand Duke Alexander of Russia (future Emperor Alexander I) (23 December 1777 - 1 December 1825) married Princess Luise of Baden and had issue.
2. Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia (27 April 1779 - 27 June 1831) married Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (cousin of Queen Victoria) but had no issue.
3. Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (9 August 1783 - 16 March 1801) married Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary and had issue.
4. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia 24 December 1784 – 24 September 1803) married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin an haed issue.
5. Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (21 May 1788 – 9 January 1819) married Wilhelm I of Württemberg and had issue.
6. Grand Duchess Olga Pavlovna of Russia (22 July 1792 - 26 January 1795) died young.
7. Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia (18 January 1795 - 1 March 1865) married William II of the Netherlands and had issue.
8. Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia (future Emperor Nicholas I) (6 July 1796 - 2 March 1855) married Princess Charlotte of Prussia and had issue.
9. Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (8 February 1798 - 9 September 1849) married Princess Charlotte of Württemberg and had issue.

Titles and styles

• 25 October 1759 – 7 October 1776 Her Serene Highness Princess Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg
• 7 October 1776 – 17 November 1796 Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna of Russia.
• 17 November 1796 – 23 March 1801 Her Imperial Majesty The Empress.
• 23 March 1801 – 5 November 1828 Her Imperial Majesty Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia.