Anna Pavlovna of Russia

Queen consort of the Netherlands (1795-1865)

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Lived 1795–1865, aged 70

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1795–1865
Aged 70

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SpouseWilliam II of the Netherlands

FatherPaul I of Russia

ChildWilliam III of the Netherlands

SiblingNicholas I of Russia

SiblingAlexander I of Russia

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Russian grand duchess who married into the Dutch throne but never quite unpacked her bags. Anna Pavlovna enforced strict court etiquette and kept her imperial identity intact, leaving the actual politics to others while funneling energy into charity work.

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Anna Pavlovna of Russia was Queen of the Netherlands by marriage to King William II of the Netherlands. She was a Russian patriot who upheld a strict royal etiquette in the Netherlands, where she never felt at home, and identified more as an imperial Russian grand duchess than a Dutch queen. She had no political influence, but was active within charity. She is the paternal grandmother of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, via her eldest son, William III.

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