Charlotte von Lieven
Charlotte Margarete Fürstin von Lieven (née Baroness von Gaugreben; 1748–1828) was a Russian princess of German origin and an Imperial governess.
Early life
She was born as daughter of Carl Caspar, Baron von Gaugreben (1716–1767) and Baroness Agnes Posse of Säby (b. 1727). Charlotte married Baron Otto Heinrich von Lieven (1726–1781), member of one of the oldest aristocratic families of German Baltic origin.[1]
Court life
She was in 1783 appointed by Grand Duke Paul with the task of educating his daughters and younger sons - Nicholas and Mikhail Pavlovich. Charlotte had a strong and influential position within the contemporary Russian court. On 22 August 1826, she was granted the hereditary title of Princess in the Russian Empire by Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia.[2]
References
- ↑ "Charlotte Margarete Serene Princess von Lieven". 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Princes of the Russian Empire". 21 March 2018.
Sources
- Alexander von Lieven: Der General Baron Otto Heinrich von Lieven und seine Gemahlin, die Staatsdame Charlotte geb. Freiin von Gaugreben, Fürstin. Riga 1915
- 1748 births
- 1828 deaths
- 19th-century nobility from the Russian Empire
- 19th-century women from the Russian Empire
- Countesses of the Russian Empire
- Court of Catherine the Great
- Governesses from the Russian Empire
- Governesses to the Imperial Russian court
- Ladies-in-waiting from the Russian Empire
- Lieven family
- Russian baronesses
- State Ladies from the Russian Empire