#Empress Maria of Russia

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Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (Princess Dagmar of Denmark), mother of the last Russian Tsar, early 1880s.

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Artist Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky at work on a portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia.

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Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1857),(detail), by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873), oil on canvas, 120 × 95 cm, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, ~ Wife of Tsar Alexander II ~ Grandmother of Tsar Nicholas II ~

“Marie won the hearts of all those Russians who could get to know her. Sasha [Tsar Alexander Il] became more attached to her every day, feeling that his choice fell on God-given. Their mutual trust grew as they recognized each other. Papa [Tsar Nicholas I] always began his letters to her with the words: "Blessed be Thy Name, Mary." Dad joyfully watched the manifestation of the strength of this young character and admired Marie's self-control. This, in his opinion, balanced the lack of Sasha's lack of energy from which he constantly worried about.” - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (the elder)

"I thought her very ladylike, kind and amiable. We were at ease at once, but she has a sad expression and looks so delicate. I think we should get on very well together, poor thing. I pity her much." - Queen Victoria

“The first time I set eyes on the Grand Duchess, she was already twenty-eight years old, but still looked very young. She retained that youthful appearance all her life; when she was forty, she could have been taken for a woman of thirty. Although she was tall and slender, the Empress was so thin and fragile that at first glance she gave no impression of a 'belle dame'. However, she was unusually elegant, with that special kind of grace only found in old German paintings…Although her facial features were regular, her beauty lay in the delicate color of her skin and her large blue eyes, which looked at you with both perception and timidity... She seemed almost out of place and uneasy in her role as mother, wife, and empress. She was tenderly attached to her family and conscientiously fulfilled the duties which her exalted rank demanded. Her mind was like her soul: refined, subtle, penetrating and extremely ironic, but lacking in breadth and initiative.” - Anna Tyutcheva, maid of honor to Maria Alexandrovna

[behindthecrowns]

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia and Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia.

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Emperor Alexander II, his wife, sons and two daughters-in-law

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Duchess Sophie Marie Dorothea Auguste Luise of Württemberg, later Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia

Russian vintage postcard, illustrated by S. Solomko

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Empresses Consorts of the Romanov Family {03/16}: Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya.

"Maria Ilyinichna was a younger daughter of the noble Ilya Danilovich Miloslavsky and Ekaterina Fedorovna Miloslavskaya. In 1647, tsar Alexis I of Russia reached the age required for marriage. The tsar was to choose his bride from a bride-show of hundreds of daughters of the nobility, who were summoned to the imperial court for selection. Maria, who was reportedly a beauty, was selected as the tsar's second choice (he had initially chosen Euphemia Fedorovna Vsevolozhskaya, but she was disqualified on charges of epilepsy). The wedding was conducted on 16 January 1648 in Moscow and is described as a happy one; the couple had 13 children, including Tsar Feodor III, regent Sophia and Tsar Ivan V. Tsaritsa Maria fulfilled her expected role both in regard to charity and religion, despite the fact that russian noblewomen were expected to live their lives in seclusion, with as little contact with men as possible. Maria died after having given birth to Eudoxia in 1669. When she died, it was first believed that her widower would never remarry."

Informations from Wikipedia

(movie: Sophia - 2016)

[babyboywinchester]

Let us take a moment to remember our Tsar Martyr Nicholas II who 106 years ago, on the night of July 16-17, was murdered along with his immediate family and four of their faithful retinue in a dismal basement in Yekaterinburg.

May you rest in peace, Tsar Nicholas, and your beloved wife and beautiful children. The burdens you had to bear were too heavy for an earthly crown, but now you have a heavenly kingdom to inherit.

Forgive them father for they know not what they do.

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1857 Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna wife of Tsar Alexander II (Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse)), detail. 

Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. 

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malá mořská víla, karel kachyňa 1976

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Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (Princess Dagmar of Denmark), mother of the last Russian Tsar, early 1880s.

[adini-nikolaevna]

“I took off my slippers and my silver embroidered robe and felt the body of my beloved next to mine… How I felt then, I do not wish to describe here.”

- from the diary of the future Emperor Alexander III of Russia, following his wedding night.

[dreamconsumer]

Portrait of María Feodorovna by Johann Gottlieb Pullman.

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

New photo of members of the Greek and Russian Royal Families posted by Ilya aka LastRomanovs on Flickr and Sledstvie on Instagram

From left to right standing: Princess Marie of Greece and Denmark (later Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia), Grand Duke Georgy Alexandrovich of Russia, Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich of Russia

From left to right sitting: Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, Tsarina Maria Feodorovna of Russia (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark), Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Queen Olga of Greece and Denmark (née Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia)

No date of when and where this photo was taken was provided but it is most likely taken in the early 1890s (my guess is 1891) and probably when both Russian, Danish, and Greek royal families were in their yearly vacation to Denmark.

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I have to share this fic... it's really good. Alexei II by Cribman // link

Summary: Instead of abdicating for his younger brother, Nicholas II is instead pressured to abdicate in favour of his underage and haemophiliac son, Alexei. With Russia in the midst of a revolution during a war against the brutal onslaught of the Central Powers. The new provisional government must work with the new Tsar and his regent to heal the fractured empire before more damage can be done. With their popularity damaged almost to the point beyond repair. The senior members of the House of Romanov must begin to embrace political reforms to survive the turbulence that is surely to come.