Person:Sophie of Württemberg (4)
Maria Feodorovna _____
b.25 Oct 1759 Stettin, Pommern, Preußen, Germany
d.5 Nov 1828 Pavlovsk, Leningrad, Severo-zapadny, Russia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 29 Nov 1753
  1. Frederick of Württemberg1754 - 1816
  2. Louis of Württemberg1756 - 1817
  3. Duke Eugen of Württemberg1758 - 1822
  4. Maria Feodorovna _____1759 - 1828
  5. Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg1761 - 1830
  6. Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg1763 - 1834
  7. Duchess Frederica of Württemberg1765 - 1785
  8. Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg1767 - 1790
  9. Duke Alexander of Württemberg1771 - 1833
  10. Enrico Carlo di Württemberg1772 - 1833
Spouse and Children
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m. 7 Oct 1776
  1. Alexander I of Russia1777 - 1825
  2. Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia1779 - 1831
  3. Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia1783 - 1801
  4. Grand Duchess Helena Pavlovna of Russia1784 - 1803
  5. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia1786 - 1859
  6. Catherine Pavlovna of Russia1788 - 1819
  7. Olga Pavlovna of Russia1791 - 1795
  8. Anna Pavlovna of Russia1795 - 1865
  9. Nicholas I of Russia1796 - 1855
  10. Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia1798 - 1849
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Facts and Events
Name Maria Feodorovna _____
Alt Name Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
Gender Female
Birth[1] 25 Oct 1759 Stettin, Pommern, Preußen, Germany
Marriage 7 Oct 1776 St. Petersburgto Paul I of Russia
Death[1] 5 Nov 1828 Pavlovsk, Leningrad, Severo-zapadny, Russia
Reference Number? Q57632?


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Maria Feodorovna (; née Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg; 25 October 1759 – 5 November 1828 [OS 24 October]) became Empress consort of Russia as the second wife of Emperor Paul I. She founded the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria.

Daughter of Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg and Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Sophie Dorothea belonged to a junior branch of the House of Württemberg and grew up in Montbéliard, receiving an excellent education for her time. After Grand Duke Paul (the future Paul I of Russia) became a widower in 1776, King Frederick II of Prussia (Sophie Dorothea's maternal great-uncle) and Empress Catherine II of Russia chose Sophie Dorothea as the ideal candidate to become Paul's second wife. In spite of her fiancé's difficult character, she developed a long, peaceful relationship with Paul and converted to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1776, adopting the name Maria Feodorovna. During the long reign (1762-1796) of her mother-in-law, she sided with her husband and lost the initial affection the reigning Empress had for her. The couple were completely excluded from any political influence, as mother and son mistrusted each other. They were forced to live in isolation at Gatchina Palace, where they had many children together.

After her husband ascended the Russian throne in 1796, Maria Feodorovna had a considerable and beneficial influence during his four-year reign. On the night of Paul I's assassination, she thought to imitate her mother-in-law's example and claim the throne, but her son, the future Emperor Alexander I, dissuaded her. She instead instituted the precedence whereby the Empress dowager out-ranked the reigning monarch's wife, a system unique to the Russian court. Clever, purposeful and energetic, Maria Feodorovna founded and managed all the Empire's charitable establishments, re-modelled the palaces of Gatchina and Pavlovsk, and encouraged foreign links directed against Napoleon I of France. She often gave political counsel to her children, who held her in great respect. The imperial family deeply mourned her death, and her successors regarded her as a role model.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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