![]() ![]() ![]() 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. 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. ![]() 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. She founded the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria.ĭaughter 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. Maria Feodorovna ( Russian: Мария Фёдоровна née Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg 25 October 1759 – 5 November 1828 ) became Empress consort of Russia as the second wife of Emperor Paul I. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt Anna Pavlovna, Queen of the Netherlands.Catherine Pavlovna, Queen of Württemberg.Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.Elena Pavlovna, Hereditary Princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.Archduchess Alexandra Pavlovna, Palatina of Hungary. ![]()
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