Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Names
	Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore

Marie
Marie
Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia
	Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, late 1880s
Born	14 May 1854; Ludwigslust Palace, Ludwigslust, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation
Died	6 September 1920 (aged 66); Hôtel de la Souveraine, Contrexéville, France
Burial	Chapel of St. Vladimir and St. Mary Magdalene, Contrexéville
Spouse	Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (m. 1874; died 1909)
Issue	Grand Duke Alexander Vladimirovich; Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia; Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich; Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich; Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna
Names
Names
	Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore
House	Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father	Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
Religion	Russian Orthodox; prev. Lutheranism

Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess Vladimir "Miechen" of Russia (Russian: Мари́я Па́вловна; 14 May [O.S. 2 May] 1854 – 6 September 1920), also known as Maria Pavlovna the Elder, was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz 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, she was known by many as the "grandest of the grand duchesses".^[1]

^ "Profile at www.angelfire.com". Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2008. Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna (the elder), Duchess of Mecklenburg, the widow of the Emperor's uncle, the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich. The Grand Duchess Vladimir, known as the "grandest of the grand duchesses" had refused to leave Russia on any ship that was going to dock in Constantinople for fear that she would be subjected to the indignity of delousing.

[1] "Profile at www.angelfire.com". Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2008. Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna (the elder), Duchess of Mecklenburg, the widow of the Emperor's uncle, the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich. The Grand Duchess Vladimir, known as the "grandest of the grand duchesses" had refused to leave Russia on any ship that was going to dock in Constantinople for fear that she would be subjected to the indignity of delousing.

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