28. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia Brought An Exquisite Dowry
Russian Emperor Alexander II didn’t blink an eye when it came to giving his daughter to Queen Victoria’s son Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. In fact, the father became delighted about the arrangement. However, he also knew that he couldn’t skimp out on her daughter’s dowry.
Alexander II felt that he had to do everything in his power to give whatever he could because the queen wasn’t too pleased with the marriage arrangement. Even though she approved of the marriage, she wrote that it made her heart feel heavy as she didn’t care about Maria Alexandrovna.
