Maria Alexandrovna

When Maria Alexandrovna died of a sudden heart attack at just 67, some considered it a mercy. Her fairy tale life ended up being more like a horror story.

Maria Alexandrovna lived like a ghost in St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace—but few would say she deserved the final betrayal her own husband dealt her.

When Maria Alexandrovna died of a sudden heart attack at just 67, some considered it a mercy. Her fairy tale life ended up being more like a horror story.

Maria Alexandrovna lived like a ghost in St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace—but few would say she deserved the final betrayal her own husband dealt her.

When Maria Alexandrovna died of a sudden heart attack at just 67, some considered it a mercy. Her fairy tale life ended up being more like a horror story.