Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia may refer to:
- Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786–1859), daughter of Paul I of Russia
- Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Maria Pavlovna of Russia), daughter-in-law of Alexander II of Russia, called "the Elder"
- Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958), daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, called "the Younger"
Famous quotes containing the words grand, duchess, maria and/or russia:
“We are now going through a period of demolition. In morals, in social life, in politics, in medicine, and in religion there is a universal upturning of foundations. But the day of reconstruction seems to be looming, and now the grand question is: Are there any sure and universal principles that will evolve a harmonious system in which we shall all agree?”
—Catherine E. Beecher (1800–1878)
“That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall,
Looking as if she were alive. I call”
—Robert Browning (1812–1889)
“It were a blessed sight to see
That child become a willow tree,
His brother trees among.
He’d be four times as tall as me,
And live three times as long.”
—Catherine Maria Fanshawe (1765–1834)
“... gathering news in Russia was like mining coal with a hatpin.”
—Mary Heaton Vorse (1874–1966)