Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna married Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenberg and they remained in Russia. Maximilian was Empress Joesphine Bonaparte's grandson, a family not admired in Russia. It was a love match so they were allowed to marry. Remember Napoleon had invaded Russia a scant quarter century earlier! Her Wikipedia article is here.
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ca. 1555 Caterina de' Medici by ? (Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze, Toscana, Italy)
Portrait of Empress-Maria Alexandrovna, Alexandra Iosifovna, and Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) seated
1841 Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna by Christina Robertson (State Hermitage Museum - St. Petersburg, Russia) head and bodice
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