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Princess Katharina Alexandra Dorothea von Lieven ( Russian: Дарья Христофоровна Ливен, tr. Dar'ya Khristoforovna Liven ), née Freiin [1] von Benckendorff, 17 December 1785 – 27 January 1857), was a Baltic German noblewoman and the wife of Prince Christoph Heinrich von Lieven, who served as the Russian ambassador to London between 1812 and 1834.
- Christoph von Benckendorff
- 27 January 1857 (aged 71), Paris, France
- Juliane Schilling von Canstatt
- Christoph von Lieven
14 de mar. de 2017 · Dorothea, Princess Lieven was the wife of the Russian ambassador to England in the early 19th century and through her relationships and influence a force in European politics for 40 years. She was born in 1785 to a Baltic nobleman, Christopher von Benckendorff and a German noblewoman, Anna Julianne Schilling von Cannstatt.
31 de oct. de 2014 · Count Lieven was with Tsar Alexander I during the Battle of Austerlitz against Napoleon in 1805, and at the signing of the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807. In 1808, he was assigned to the Russian foreign office. In 1809, he was sent to represent Russia at the Prussian court.
Countess Lieven (1785 – 1857) Born in Latvia, Dorothea Benckendorff married Count Lieven, who was the Russian ambassador to England from 1812 to 1834. The countess immediately became a leader in London society, and by 1814, if not earlier, was elected one of the patronesses of Almack’s Assembly Rooms , the first foreigner to be so honored.
Country most active: United Kingdom. Also known as: Katharina Alexandra Dorothea Benckendorff. Katharina Alexandra Dorothea von Lieven (1785-1857), nee Benckendorff, later Princess Lieven, was one of the most illustrious, influential and charismatic women in early 19th century Europe and Russia, and a witty commentator on Georgian life.
22 de nov. de 2010 · Regency Women of Character: Dorothea Lieven. “It is a pity Countess Lieven wears skirts”, the Tsar Alexander wrote to his foreign minister Count Nesselrode. “She would have made an excellent diplomat.”. Born in 1785 as Dorothea Benckendorff during the time of the French Revolution and subsequent treatises between Russia and ...
Russian diplomat. Name variations: Dariya Khristoforovna; Sibyl of Europe. Born Dorothea von Benk-endorff in Latvia in 1785 (some sources cite 1784); died in 1857; married Khristofor Andreevich de Lieven also known as Prince Christoph of Lieven (Russian general and ambassador at the court of Prussia), in 1800 (died 1839).