| Marie | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Issue | Grand Duke Alexander Vladimirovich Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna | ||||
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| 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]
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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.