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Praskovya Alexandrovna Hendrikova
Countess Praskovya Alexandrovna Hendrikova (née Princess Khilkova; – ) was a Lady-in-waiting to Empress Maria Feodorovna, a favorite of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, the sister of military general Prince Stepan Khilkov, and head of the Elizabethan Institute Lyubov Bezobrazova. Biography Hendrikova was born to Prince Alexander Yakovlevich Khilkov (1755–1819) and his second wife, Baroness Feodosia Ivanovna Mestmakher. She was born in St. Petersburg, and baptized on June 29, 1802 in the Simeonov Church in the presence of her maternal grandfather, Baron Ivan Ivanovich Mestmakher, who at the time was the Russian ambassador to Dresden, and Princess Maria Khilkova. She was educated at the Catherine Institute, from which she graduated in 1820 with a large gold cipher. Empress Maria Feodorovna spoke about her to the entire institute “Donnez plus souvent des Paulette Hilkoff” (Take an example from Paulette Khilkova). Relationship with Grand Duke Mikhail At the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
