Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Born in Peterhof in 1899, she was the middle child among four sisters in the imperial family. During her life in the Russian Empire, she served as a patroness for a hospital and frequently visited wounded soldiers. Her life ended in July 1918 at the Ipatiev House, where she was murdered alongside her family members.