Portrait of Maria Fyodorovna in 1777 by Alexander Roslin

Sophie Marie Dorothea Auguste Louise of Württemberg or Maria Fyodorovna (Russian: Мари́я Фёдоровна)(October 25, 1759 - November 5, 1828) the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia. She was born in Stettin to Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (January 21, 1732 - December 23, 1797) and his wife Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (December 18, 1736 - March 9, 1798). This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or more. ... This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or more. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... Motto: none Voivodship West Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Szczecina Mayor Marian Jurczyk Area 301,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 413 600 1372/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1243 Latitude Longitude 14°34E 53°26N Area code +48 91 Car plates ZS Twin towns Berlin-Kreuzberg... Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (21 January 1732-23 December 1797), the fourth son of Duke Karl Alexander and Maria Augusta Anna of Thurn und Taxis (11 August 1706) - 1 February 1756). ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Her paternal grandparents were Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (January 24, 1684 - March 12, 1737) and his wife Marie-Auguste of Thurn und Taxis. The former had become Reigning Duke of Württemberg in 1733 following his long service under Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. His mostly Protestant subjects suspected him of contemplaiting their conversion to his own belief of Roman Catholicism. The later was daughter to Anselm Franz, Fürst of Thurn und Taxis. Karl I Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (24 May 1684 - 12 March 1737) was the eldest son of Duke Friedrich Karl of Württemberg-Winnental and Eleanore Juliane, Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach . ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... Württemberg (often spelled Wurttemberg in English) refers to an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in south-western Germany. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI (October 1, 1685 – October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... For Fürst, the German title of nobility that is best translated as Prince, see below. ... The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal (mail) services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles. ...

Her maternal grandfather Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (December 27, 1700 - March 4, 1771) was son to Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1669 - 1711) and his wife Joanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau (1682 - 1750). He was also grandson to Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg and his second wife Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (September 28, 1636 - August 6, 1689). December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... Events 24 February -- The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ...

Her maternal grandmother was Princess Sophie Dorothee Marie of Prussia (January 25, 1719 - November 13, 1765). She was daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Princess Sophia Dorothea of Great Britain. The later was herself daughter to George I of Great Britain and his Queen consort Sophia of Celle. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (d. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick William I of Prussia (in German: Friedrich Wilhelm I), of the House of Hohenzollern, (August 14, 1688 - May 31, 1740), often known as the Soldier-King and considered an Enlightened Despot, reigned as King of Prussia (1713 - 1740). ... Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (March 16, 1686 – June 28, 1757) was the Princess of Great Britain and consort of Frederick William I of Prussia. ... George I (Georg Ludwig von Hannover) (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death. ...

She married Paul on October 7, 1776. Their marriage resulted in the birth of ten children: October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... This article is about the year 1776. ...

• Alexander I of Russia
• Grand Duke Constantine of Russia
• Grand Duchess Alexandra of Russia (August 9, 1783 - March 16, 1801). On October 30, 1799 she married Joseph Anton, Archduke of Austria, a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• Grand Duchess Elena of Russia (December 24, 1784 - September 24, 1803). On October 23, 1799 she married Frederick Ludvig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, a son of Friedrich Franz I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Their son became Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
• Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
• Grand Duchess Catherine of Russia (May 21, 1788 - January 19, 1831). She was Queen Consort to King William I of Württemberg.
• Grand Duchess Olga of Russia (July 22, 1792 - January 26, 1795).
• Grand Duchess Anna of Russia
• Nicholas I of Russia
• Grand Duke Michael of Russia

She became Empress dowager on March 23, 1801 with the assassination of her husband. She died in Pavlovsk at the age of 69, having survived several of her children. Aleksandr Pavlovich Romanov or Tsar Alexander I (The Blessed), (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825), Emperor of Russia (reigned March 23, 1801–December 1, 1825), King of Poland (reigned 1815–1825), son of the Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, afterwards Paul I, and Maria Fedorovna, daughter of... Constantine Pavlovich (1779 - 1831), grand duke and tsesarevich of Russia, was prepared by his grandmother, Catherine the Great, to become an emperor of the would-be restored Byzantine Empire. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II Leopold II (May 5, 1747 – March 1, 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand-duke of Tuscany. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 December 1756 - 1 February 1837) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as Duke (1785-1815) and then as Grand Duke (1815-1837). ... Paul Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (15 September 1800 - 7 March 1842) ruled as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1837 to 1842. ... Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (In Russian Великая Княжна Мария Павловна) (February 16, 1786 - June 23, 1859) was a daughter of Pavel I and Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... William I of Württemberg (27 September 1781-25 June 1864) was King of Würtemberg. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia (1795 - 1865). ... Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in 1855. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Pavlovsk (Russian: Павловск) is a town situated in the Leningrad oblast, Russia, 30 km from St. ...

External link

• A portrait of her (http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/hornton/890/empress/mariafeodorovna2.jpg)