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Keywords: Maria Alexandrovna by Edward Lossier (1895).jpg en Marie Alexandrovna Grand Duchess of Russia Duchess of Edinburgh 1853-1920 Lossier ™s enamel is based on a much earlier vignette photograph by Jabez Hughes of Ryde Isle of Wight dating from around the time of the Duchess ™s marriage to Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh in 1874 2927698 although a stipple engraving by F Holl after this image gives the date of the photograph as 1873 and the name of the photographer as Bergamasco St Petersburg 606058 Marie Alexandrovna Grand Duchess of Russia second daughter of Alexander II Emperor of Russia and Marie youngest daughter of Louis II Grand Duke of Hesse married in St Petersburg in 1874 Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert an unprecedented match between the two Royal Houses The succession of her husband as Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1893 a trial to him as it curtailed his much-loved naval career was the culmination of her aspirations ˜There' according to her daughter Marie Queen of Romania 'she was her own mistress; it was a small kingdom but her will was undiscussed she took her orders from no-one and could live as she wished ™ Signed at the lower right edge in black paint Ed Lossier and signed and dated on the counter-enamel in black paint Ed Lossier / Genève / 1895 421345 Signed and dated 1895 Edward Lossier Maria Alexandrovna by Edward Lossier 1895 png PD-old Maria Alexandrovna Duchess of Edinburgh Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources Portrait miniatures in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Portrait miniatures of Russian rulers Edward Lossier Portrait paintings after photographs
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