Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria founded in Russia (1828–1854)

The Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria originated as an Imperial government office of charity in Russia, becoming the fourth branch of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery between 1828 and 1917. Following Empress Maria's death in 1828, Nicholas I placed her institutions under his patronage, and the body was formally named in 1854.

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Background and detail

Background. The office was named after Empress Maria, who united her management of the Moscow Orphanage with that of another orphanage and a foundling hospital. The institutions it managed included orphanages, care of the invalids, the blind and the deaf, education for women and children, poor houses and hospitals, many of them founded by the Empress.

Administrative Evolution. After Empress Maria's death in 1828, the office was incorporated into the Imperial Chancellery of the Tsar. It was given the name Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria in 1854. The office functioned as the fourth branch of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery between 1828 and 1917.

Imperial Patronage. Two days after the death of the Empress, Nicholas I of Russia, by decree of 26 October 1828, took all the institutions under her jurisdiction under his patronage. Nicholas I was Emperor of Russia from 1825 to 1855.

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