Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDuchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Russian noble; titled Grand Duchess
Date of Birth: 02-May-1854
Place of Birth: Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Date of Death: 06-Sep-1920
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (later Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, known as "Miechen" or "Maria Pavlovna the Elder"; 14 May 1854 – 6 September 1920) was born Marie Alexandrine Elisabeth Eleonore of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz.
- A prominent hostess in St Petersburg following her marriage to the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, she was known as the grandest of the grand duchesses and had an open rivalry with her sister-in-law the Empress Maria Feodorovna.
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