Marie of Hesse – The saintly Empress (Part two)
Read part one here. On 2 March 1855, Marie’s husband became Emperor upon the death of his father. Both Marie and Alexander were by his […]
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Ekaterina Dolgorukova – Imperial Mistress
Ekaterina, or Katya as she was known, was born in Moscow, Russia in 1847. Her parents were ex-cavalry captain Mikhail Dolgorukov and his wife, Vera […]
