Madho Rao Scindia

Madho Rao Scindia
Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior
"The Maharajah Scindia of Gwalior"
Reign	20 June 1876 — 5 June 1925
Predecessor	Jayajirao Scindia
Successor	George Jivaji Rao Scindia
Born	20 October 1876 Jai Vilas Palace, Laskhar
Died	5 June 1925 (aged 48) Paris, France
Burial	Père Lachaise Cemetery (cremated)
House	Scindia family
Father	Jayajirao Scindia
Mother	Sakhyabai Raje Sahib Scindia Bahadur

Maharaja Sir Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior GCSI GCVO GBE (20 October 1876 – 5 June 1925), was the 5th Maharaja of Gwalior belonging to the Scindian dynasty of the Marathas.

Madho Rao acceded to the throne in 1886 and ruled to his death in 1925. He was noted by the British Government as a progressive ruler of a princely state. He was twice married, but had only issue by his second marriage in 1913, one son and one daughter, to whom King George V and Queen Mary stood sponsors. He was succeeded by his only son, Maharajdhiraja Maharaja Sir George Jivaji Rao Scindia, 6th Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior. His daughter married, but died without an issue, in 1934.

The Maharaja of Gwalior is also known as the rejected suitor of Gayatri Devi's mother, the glamorous Princess Indira of Baroda (Indira Devi), who broke off her engagement (contracted between her parents and her fiance) by letter. The Maharaja then married Gajararaje from the Rane family of Goa. Later on Gajararaje's sisters were married into the notable Sardar families of Gwalior which included the Angre, Shitole & the Mahadik Families.

The Maharaja received a number of honours and decorations from the United Kingdom and other Indian States. He was appointed Honorary Aide-de-camp to King Edward VII in 1901, in recognition of his support during the Boxer Rebellion in China. In May the following year, he received the honorary degree LL.D. from the University of Cambridge.