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Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

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479:". Soon, having quarreled with almost the entire Saint Petersburg society, Princess Baryatinskaya, along with her friend, Catherine Alexandrovna Menshikova —the wife of Stepan Stepanovich Zinoviev, Russian envoy in Spain and like her, also separated from her husband—, decided to found her own small society of friends. But in the light of their gatherings, many laughed, calling them "love club" or "academy". In September 1774, Princess Baryatinskaya's father Peter August assumed the headship of the Beck line of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg after the death of his brother 40: 298: 211: 541: 494:. She occupied a very high position in the society, where, although many disliked and condemned her, she was surrounded by admirers. It was considered a great honor to get into her house; besides, she lived magnificently, and the whole city spoke about her receptions and theatrical performances. Later, in his essay on Princess Baryatinskaya, Prince 509:
Her wealth, name, and even her more gentle character and amiable qualities of her heart attracted the entire selected city to her. She lived luxuriously and pleasantly together, with everyone she was polite, supportive and approximately hospitable; being always at odds with her husband, she wanted to
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Visiting her studio many times, she commissioned the artist to have a large portrait of herself surrounded by family members with life-size figures. In this famous painting, Princess Baryatinskaya is depicted sitting in an armchair at the table on which there is a marble bust of her father work of
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Outwardly, I liked her: extremely graceful, with an amazing waist, expressive features, dignified and relaxed in movements, but at the same time a little mannered. She is very kind and knows how to carry on a conversation, expressing herself easily and beautifully. I find that she is, in tone,
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Before leaving Rome, I once again went to see Angelica Kaufman and admire her work. I've seen them several times already, but I never get bored looking at them. This woman, despite her high talent, is full of modesty. She has a gentle character, which makes her loved and respected by
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Ekaterina Petrovna was a very extraordinary and proud woman; she continually made her husband feel that she had done him the greatest honor by marrying him; she could not stand being called a princess and titled her lordship, but demanded that she be called a princess and titled
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Officially separated from her husband but retaining her title, the frivolous beauty didn't receive invitations to the small court of Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, which upset her very much. Sometimes her tone in society was indecent; once, speaking of Count Wilhelm von
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eventually led to the end of her marriage. However, Prince Baryatinsky himself wasn't a faithful spouse, at the same time he had a relationship with the wife of the Imperial Chamberlain, the beautiful Countess Anastasia Nikolaevna Neledinskaya. According to Prince
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alone, where she made a splash with the Parisian fashions and outfits she brought. But the Empress didn't approve of all her fashions and found them funny, and therefore both the court and the whole city began to criticize them. French diplomat Baron
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in the rank of Dame Grand Cross. Two years later, 12-years-old Catherine and her parents were on one of the galleys that accompanied the Emperor on the day of the coup, 28 June 1762, during his flight to
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disregarded the will and ordered to give the village of Khovrino (now Grachevka) near Moscow with the entire inheritance to Count Nikolai's only legitimate child with his wife, Sophie
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Having married, Catherine shone in the Saint Petersburg court, where she was considered one of the first beauties. She had a tremendous success and many love affairs; The Grand Duke
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Having reverted to her maiden name of Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck with permission from the Prussian king, Catherine died at Friedrichsfelde on 28 November 1811.
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similar to the Parisian ladies; a touch of philosophy mixed with feeling makes these ladies very dangerous. The Princess quite possesses this kind of coquetry.
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before his betrayal. The Empress gave him in addition 100,000 acres of land and about 35,000 serfs as a gratitude because Prince Baryatinsky saved her from
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Catherine's parents where supporters of the Emperor Peter III. In January 1760, 10-years-old Catherine was awarded by the Emperor with the
251: 203:(1695-1728) she had three half-siblings: Karl (October 1724 – March 1726), Ulrike Amelie Wilhelmine (20 May 1726 – died shortly after) and 207:(10 August 1727 – 12 September 1759), who was the only of her siblings who reached adulthood but died when Catherine was still a child. 159: 122: 888: 641: 816: 367: 243: 743: 645: 413: 883:. Archive from the family archives of famous Russian. Diplomats and large landowners. Vol. 5. Saratov: Book on demand. 635: 534: 223: 773:
The temple of my heart, or the Dictionary of all those persons with whom I was in different relationships during my life.
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In 1786, Prince Baryatinsky finally returned from Paris and settled in Saint Petersburg with his brother, Chief Marshal
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Due to her noble birth and wealth, Catherine became in the most desirable bride of the Imperial court. Empress
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fill the theatrical society of her children with well-bred young people, among whom I was honored to be.
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On the occasion of his wedding, Prince Baryatinsky received 4,000 serfs and villages in the
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Intimate diary of Chevalier de Corberon, a French diplomat at the court of Catherine II.
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without surviving male issue; however, he died five months later, on 24 February 1775.
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750 years of Friedrichsfelde - from medieval village to metropolitan area
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and went abroad. The purpose of the trip was treatment for an illness in
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Prince Ivan Sergeevich Baryatinsky, ca. 1811. Portrait attributed to
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On her mother's side, Catherine was the great-granddaughter of Count
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On her father's side, Catherine belonged to the Beck branch of the
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They traveled very unhurriedly, traveled for a long time in
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In 1783 Princess Baryatinskaya bought a mansion from Prince
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List of holders of the Order of St. Catherine (in Russian)
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Prince Peter August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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estate was laid on the lands of the Ivanovskoe village.
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Berlin: Spreeland 160:House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 946:Recipients of the Order of Saint Catherine 788:. OR RSL F.19.0p. W. D.2. Unit storage 12. 254:, who were descendants of her half-nephew 246:). In addition, she was related with King 38: 29: 683: 168:Princess Ekaterina Petrovna Barjatinskaya 831: 707: 676: 544:Portrait of the Baryatinsky family, by 854:Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg 392:(born on 5 December 1772; by marriage 475:and his prolonged visit, she added: " 7: 802:The story of Schloss Friedrichsfelde 584:. In her travel journal, she wrote: 576:, Princess Baryatinskaya arrived in 269:. However, after his death, Empress 252:Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) 44:Portrait by Jean-Louis Voille, 1791. 941:Princesses in the Holy Roman Empire 568:. In Vienna, Weikart treated Count 625:. In 1800 she bought the suburban 617:, where she acquired a mansion on 313:arranged her marriage with Prince 162:. Through her marriage she became 123:Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 96:Prince Ivan Sergeevich Baryatinsky 25: 375:Prince Ivan Ivanovich Baryatinsky 108:Prince Ivan Ivanovich Baryatinsky 750:- Novosti ed., М., 1992 - 560 p. 629:from the printer and publisher 244:Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 921:People from the Russian Empire 631:Georg Jacob Decker the Younger 414:Pyotr Vladimirovich Dolgorukov 1: 572:. In December 1790, avoiding 535:Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg 516:Fyodor Sergeevich Baryatinsky 409:Andrei Kirillovich Razumovsky 224:Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 142:Countess Natalia Nikolaievna 656:of the French troops led by 496:Ivan Mikhailovich Dolgorukov 431:coronation of King Louis XVI 784:Princess E. Baryatinskaya: 390:Anna Ivanovna Baryatinskaya 388:) and a daughter, Princess 315:Ivan Sergeevich Baryatinsky 962: 263:Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin 98:(m. 1767 – separated 1774) 771:Prince I. M. Dolgorukov: 183:Born in Estonian city of 37: 870:Karnovich, E.P. (1874). 566:Étienne Maurice Falconet 282:Order of Saint Catherine 166:, being mostly known as 248:Christian IX of Denmark 234:through his second son 879:Kurakin, F A. (1894). 822:. Lichtenberg Museum . 627:Friedrichsfelde Palace 591: 549: 512: 468: 445:Catherine returned to 441:Princess Baryatinskaya 423: 330: 306: 232:Frederick I of Denmark 219: 164:Princess Baryatinskaya 111:Countess Anna Tolstaya 664:paraded his troops. 650:Alexander I of Russia 642:Frederick William III 543: 386:Aleksandr Baryatinsky 300: 256:Friedrich Karl Ludwig 213: 748:Petersburg sketches. 594:the German sculptor 574:Revolutionary France 250:and Russian Empress 775:- М., 1997 - p. 56. 686:, pp. 125–126. 271:Elizabeth of Russia 240:Peter III of Russia 926:People from Berlin 550: 492:Millionnaya Street 481:Duke Charles Louis 452:Daniel de Corberon 351:and others in the 307: 228:House of Oldenburg 220: 201:Hesse-Philippsthal 158:and member of the 87:Kingdom of Prussia 881:Prince F. 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Index

Catherine Petrovna Holstein-Beck of Oldenburg

Reval
Russian Empire
Berlin
Kingdom of Prussia
Issue
Countess Anna Tolstaya
House
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Golovina
German noblewoman
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Reval
Prince Peter August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Estonia
Golovina
Hesse-Philippsthal
Karl Anton August

Pietro Rotari
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
House of Oldenburg
Frederick I of Denmark
Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev
Peter III of Russia
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Christian IX of Denmark
Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)

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