On This Day In History . 24 October 1920 . Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later later Duchess of Edinburgh & Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died . . ◼ Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later Duchess of Edinburgh & Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; 17 October 1853 – 24 October 1920) was the fifth child & only surviving daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia & his first wife Princess Marie of Hesse & by Rhine. She was the younger sister of Alexander III of Russia & the paternal aunt of Russia's last emperor, Nicholas II. . ◼ In 1874, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; she was the first & only Romanov to marry into the British royal family. . . READ MORE AT https://www.thebritishmonarchy.co.uk/blog/otd-24-october . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d24oct #theyear1920 #GrandDuchess #MariaAlexandrovna #Russia #Romanov #Romanovs #historyfacts #History #Heritage #instahistory #Russian #DuchessofEdinburgh #Duchess #RoyalFamily #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVM9XhFlE6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=glvyq8e7bxas