Maria Petrovna

**Maria Frederika Anastasi Thérèse** **Petrovna**, Grand Duchess of Karoleva, (1888- present) (Великая Княгиня Мария Петровна tr. Velikaya Knyaginya Mariya Petrovna) was the third child and second daughter of Queen Alexandra and Fredrick II of Karoleva. She was the youngest sister of Grand Duchess Charlotte Petrovna , King Nikolai II, and oldest of Grand Duchess Tatiana of Karoleva. She is the only one of her siblings to inherit the traditional Petrovna family traits of blonde hair and pale blue eyes.

## Early Years (1886-1896)

Born the first child of Queen Alexandra and Fredrick I at the Kathrin Palace at Tsarskoe , Karoleva away from the public life that watched the Royal Family in St.Romanova. She and her siblings had a peaceful childhood for eight years where she played with her cousin Pavel Petrovna and were good friends with her cousins, Dmitri and James Petrovna, who were the children of Grand Duke Alexi who both died in the train crash of 1896.

## Upgrade to the ruling Royal Family

1896 was a tragic year for the royal family. A train crash caused the death of King Alexander II ,Grand Duke Alexi , his wife, and children. Grand Duke Fredrick of Karoleva became King and moved his family to St.Romovna and suddenly the family were in the public eye. She loved her family and was sweet, caring, spunky, a jokester, stubborn, flirtatious, energetic, and is known for being humble and optimistic.

## The Christmas Revolt of 1905

King Fredrick, due to being unprepared for King, was not the best ruler which caused mass unrest among the people of St. Romovna. He was unpopular with the people, especially after the massacre of peaceful protesters. Which led to more protests led by Erik Verraten which turn violent and led to the shooting of Grand Duke Nikolai Petrovna. Soldiers were sent by King Fredrick II but were defeated. The family planned on leaving the city to Tsarskoe after the 400th Ball .

This led to the invasion of the Romovna Palace at the 400th Ball led by Erik Verraten on 21 December 1905. Which led to the death of Tatiana Petrovna by the hands of Bear Jenkins and Verraten. Tatiana died in Maria's arms. Maria, Charlotte, Alexandra Petrovna , and Nikolai made it out of the ballroom with the help of Dryia "La" Kilman.

The family left the Romnova Palace in a car and were captured in The Slums by Verraten and his followers and put into The Shack with Charlotte and Alexandra. Charlotte and Maria are soon let go by Verraten and are told to leave the country in two days under threat of execution. They both flee to an orphanage ran by Tommy Milkins under the names of Katya and Olga. Lucky ran by Tuck Evergreen at the time of their arrival who did not recognize them. They stayed there for a while before leaving for the Romovna Palace to find their father.

Charlotte and Maria Petrovna met Juste Dan Renon who took valuables and left the palace on a cart and go to the city's irrigation intake and take a boat to the train station. They all go to Tsarskoe disguised as a refugee family. Juste leaves them at the Kathrin Palace , the residence of Ilsa Petrovna Alexandrovna and Dowager Queen Maria Feodorovna Petrovna.

Charlotte and Maria are later told of her father's death by the rebels by their aunt and grandma, both devastated. They both send telegrams to try to look for their mother and brother. Her aunt and grandma tried to convince her to leave Karoleva but she refused. Telegrams informing them of a rebel group moving toward Tsarskoe made them move to a town near Ekaterinburg. The rebel army was soon defeated by the Eurovan Army and Erik and his followers were soon captured and executed. The family was soon reunited in Ekaterinburg.

## Life After the Succession of Nikolai II

After the Christmas Revolt, the Royal Family moved to Belinksy as St.Romanova was destroyed. Her mother, Queen Alexandra, was Regent in Nikolai's minority between 1905 to 1907. King Nikolai was crowed King two years later on his 20th birthday in the April of 1907 at the Dorogoy Cathedral which she attended with the rest of the Royal Family. At the coronation she and her sister Grand Duchess Charlotte were introduced to Isabella Affini of Manturia and King Cedric of Livadia. Later during the coronations Maria was attacked by Mad Mohan who was sent by Stanislav to collect Petrovna blood. Maria was helped by Dormin Lothar, ambassador of Espana.

Maria lied to Nikolai and said she feel down stairs and cut her arm on the marble. This caused Nikolai II, Isabella, Cedric, and the rest of the Royal Family to leave early. Before the celebratory ball, Maria and Charlotte met with Isabella, Nikolai, and Cedric in the Royal Kitchens where gifts were exchanged and she watched Nikolai II propose to Isabella Affini. She later went to the infirmary to get her wound checked out.

During the celebratory dinner she excused herself to go to the Queen's Parlor, but she was saw the scrape on the wall caused by Juste dan Renon who just escaped prison. She went to her sister Charlotte and informed her on the situation and they both checked out the hall and the bedrooms. They both found a note in Nikolai II's room that tells them Renon has escaped prison. Maria noticed Isabella was gone and went to search for her along with Charlotte and Cedric. She found Isabella in a service hallway and told her that she talked with Renon and tells her not to talk with Renon again. Fireworks that were rigged by Renon went off and caused the glass roof of the ballroom to scatter which caused all the guests to flee.

During the Charity Ball hosted by Grand Duchess Charlotte Petrovna. At the start of the ball a "rebel: by the name of James who was instructed by Dormin shouted on top of a balcony about how the Petrovna's were tyrants and was shot by Alexander Moran. Maria rushed to help James who fell over the balcony to the garden below.

Maria soon after informed Charlotte on her arranged marriage the Cedric and both of them had a small fight about it. Maria then went to the library where she met Renon where he told her of his time in prison, how it changed him, and about the game he was going to play. Juste told Maria to shoot him, but she didn't know the gun was empty. She refused to pull the trigger and she ran out of the library to tell a guard and find Charlotte but found her missing.

The next day, Nikolai learned of the meeting of Renon and Maria after Renon's audience with him in the Alexander Palace courtyard. Nikolai called for Maria and asked her about it and why she didn't tell him. They both had a fight about the subject. She told him about what happened in the library and that she couldn't shoot him. Nikolai got mad that she didn't kill him and she left to her room. Shortly after she stole Nikolai's revolver and left the Alexander Palace to look for Charlotte.

In the streets of Belinsky she met Lilly von Buren who was crying while rebel forces attacked the Alexander gate. Maria tried to help Lilly and brought her back to Lisbeth Vaughn. She then found Lilly again sometime later with a dog named Sam. Maria took Lilly back to the Alexander Palace while unknowingly Renon was shooting in the garden and hid with Lilly from the gunfire. Grand Duchess Charlotte was shot in the leg during this ordeal and was taken to the infirmary.

Maria was in the parlor when Renon created a blackout in the Alexander Palace and went to the infirmary to ask Dormin and Justin what happened and was told that they both were attacked by Renon in the ballroom and they possibility stopped an assassination attempt against Charlotte Petrovna. Then she went to find the rest of her family.

The next day she went to talk with Charlotte and gave her back her journal that Nikolai had given to her. They both got into a fight which left Maria in tears and she cried herself to sleep. The day after Maria went to the kitchens to look for Lilly and found Lilly having breakfast with Renon. She joined them at the breakfast table to find out why he was there and tells him to stay away from Charlotte. She held a knife to Renon's throat but ends up stabbing it into the table.

Juste got a hold of Maria and held a grenade to her chest while they walked out into the courtyard in order for him to get out of the palace. This was watched by all the guards but no one could do anything without the possibility of Maria being blown up. Nikolai ran out into the courtyard to try to get Renon to let Maria go along with Charlotte despite her injured leg. Juste let her go and pulled the pin on the grenade but since it was empty it didn't go off and she fell on the ground while Renon escaped.

Lilly fell on a knife and Maria rushed with Nikolai to the infirmary. Charlotte hugged Maria glad she was all right. In the infirmary Maria learns while ease dropping on a conversation between Nikolai II and Justin Tombs along with Charlotte that there was an attack on the coastal city Alingsky and 300 civilians were killed. Nikolai found out they were ease dropping and Maria went to the library to find Dormin.

### The Siege of Belinsky

Dormin asked her about Renon and his history in Karoleva and she learns of his former role in Espana and becomes suspicious of him. She then goes to tell Nikolai to demand Dormin be removed from COurt but he doesn't believe her right before they are told of the coming siege by Tombs.
Maria and Charlotte then went to hide family jewels in the palace gardens and to dismiss the staff. She tells Charlotte about everything with Dormin and Espana. Maria met Lilly again and took her to the Queen's parlor along with Charlotte. Shortly after the explosion in Dormin's apartments went off and rattled the palace.

Maria was in the parlor when Juste forced Alexandra to make him Colonel under gunpoint. While in the parlor Alexandra told Maria of her plan to overthrow Nikolai and replace him with Charlotte. Maria was horrified and said that Charlotte would never to agree with it. Maria went to find Charlotte and Charlotte finds her outside the throne room and attempts to tell her about Alexandra but is interrupted by Nikolai who wanted to talk to them in the library. Nikolai tells them he is sorry for the way he has been treating them, informs them on the situation on with Espana, and if the worst comes Maria, Charlotte, Alexandra, and Isabella will leave Belinsky while Nikolai stays behind. If he dies, Charlotte would assume the throne.

Maria left the library to find Renon's bloody footsteps and found him in the shower cleaning up after battle and she helps him. After Juste told Maria to get Charlotte and go to the War Room. Maria does what he says and everyone is informed on the situation with Espana. Maria is left a note from Renon to meet him in the library. She went with Charlotte to kitchen first and speaks to her about Alexandra before leaving to go to the library. She and Renon talk about the tension between Alexandra and Nikolai and ends with Renon kissing Maria.

Maria then went to the kitchen and helped Charlotte make potato soup along with Nikolai. Maria went to find Alexandra to get her to come to dinner and tells her they were able to get help from Eurova. Maria found Alexandra writing to the Pope to remove Nikolai from the throne and get into an argument and finds out Charlotte agreed with Alexandra's plan.

The next day, Maria talks with Renon in the library which ends up with Renon kissing Maria again. Maria leaves to find Charlotte and finds out the Espanians had breached the city gate. Nikolai, Alexandra, Charlotte, and Maria went into the library and are informed of the situation. Dormin and his men were able to enter the palace and Dormin was about to enter the library to kill the Petrovna's before Juste stopped him and they got into a fight. The Royal Family left to hide behind a bookcase but Dormin took Maria and almost killed her before Juste pushed themselves out the window in the library to the balcony below. Maria was left in shock while Charlotte comforted her. After Maria comes out of her shock she tells everyone they needed to find Renon and Tombs made her she was all right.

Maria left the library and saw the carnage that the War Room was in after Dormin and his men killed all the generals. Juste found her and comforted her and kissed her again and she slapped him. Maria later found Charlotte and asked her what's wrong but Charlotte went to her room.

The next day Maria went to Alexandra's apartments and got Frederik II's gun. She went to the ballroom and sees Dormin and Juste about to fight and runs to Nikolai, Charlotte, and Isabella and tells them about the cannon ball that went through the ballroom. Meanwhile, Juste finally killed Dormin and presented the sword of Dormin to Nikolai. Juste then stabbed Nikolai II before stabbing himself. Maria and Charlotte listened to the conversation through the door until Isabella came and a scream from a maid was heard. Then they all went in and saw Juste and Nikolai's dead body. Maria tries to comfort Alexandra who was crying over Nikolai's dead body.

## Life After the Succession of Charlotte I

After the death of Nikolai II, Maria spent her time taking care of her nearly catatonic mother and keeping her company. On the 18th of April a man named Magnus Vitori came to visit Alexandra, but finding her unresponsive asked Maria about what has happened in the last few days and about Renon. Later Maria learned that Renon and later Nikolai II was alive.

## Life after the Resurrection of Nikolai II

Renon told Maria about Vitori's revenge plan and that she needed to convince the rest of the Petrovna's to leave the Alexander Palace. Maria was able to convince Grand Duchess Charlotte and Dowager Queen Alexandra. The whole Petrovna family along with Isabella Affini, Lisbeth Vaughn, Lilly von Buren, King Cedric of Livadia, Justin Tombs, Juste dan Renon, and Peter Gabriel.

## The Flight to St.Romovna

Maria and the rest of the group left the Alexander Palace and stopped halfway to St.Romovna to rest in a monastery next to a small village.

### Marriage of Nikolai II and Isabella Affini of Manturia

On the 20th of April, Nikolai II and Isabella Affini of Manturia married in a secret ceremony at the monastery. Maria, though she was not fully supporting, attended and was able to distract her mother until it was over. Afterwards, Vitori's men found the Petrovna's and their group and were forced to flee. Maria went back inside to get Dowager Queen Alexandra along with Charlotte. Maria, Alexandra, and Charlotte were almost killed but were saved by Tombs and then by Renon. Maria fled with the rest of the group to St.Romovna on horseback

### At St.Romovna

#### At the d'Alabanza house

The Petrovna's made it to St.Romovna on the 22nd of April 1907. The Petrovna's decided to stay at the d'Alabanza house on the eastern bank of the Dvina river. Here Maria spoke with Charlotte to comfort her about the treason plot planned by Alexandra. This ended with a fight by the two that made Maria flee into the streets of Belinksy and to the Cathedral of Saint Therese to the grave of Pavel Petrovna. She met Jamie Stein, brother of the rebel Harvey Stein. Jamie showed Maria the bell tower and she told him that her family was on the Eastern bank of the Dvina river.

Charlotte found Maria at the Cathedral and was able to get her to come back to the d'Alabanza house. She is reunited with Renon, who got separated from the Petrovna's while they fled the monastery. Maria got an earful from Alexandra when she returned about her behavior.

#### Nikolai II's Abdication

25 April 1907 Nikolai II left the d'Alabanza House with a note implying he wanted Charlotte to rule in his place, along with leaving his ring, with no word on when he would return back. This was seen as an abdication and that Charlotte was now Queen of Karoleva, though this was mostly in name only as Grand Duchess Petrovna Ilsa Alexandrovna was Grand Duchess Regent.

## The Treason Plot against Nikolai II

Maria was informed on Alexandra's coup during the Belinksy Seige and was quickly horrified by the subject. She later learned that Charlotte knew about the plan and agreed which created a rift between them but did not tell Nikolai.

## Trivia

* Favorite foods include kharcho and ginger cakes
* Carried a locket once belonging to Grand Duchess Tatiana with her

## Titles and Styles

**1888- 15 April 1907***Her Royal Highness, The Grand Duchess Maria of Karoleva*

**15 April 1907- 18 April 1907** *Her Royal Highness, The Crown Grand Duchess Maria of Karoleva*

**18 April 1907- 25 April 1907** *Her Royal Highness, The Grand Duchess Maria of Karoleva*

**25 April 1907- Present** *Her Royal Highness, The Crown Grand Duchess Maria of Karoleva*