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Who was the only Romanov to marry into the British royal family?

  • Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

  • Alexandra Romanov

  • Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna

  • Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia

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Maria Alexandrovna of Russia was the only Romanov to marry into the British royal family. She was the daughter of Alexander II of Russia and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse and by Rhine. Maria married Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1874. The couple had eight children, including the future King George V of the United Kingdom.
The Enigmatic Legacy: Unraveling the Life of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna

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