Countess Stroganova by Pyotr Sokolov (c 1819) Countess Sophie Vladimirovna Stroganova (née Princess Golitsyna; Russian: Графиня Софья Владимировна Строганова née Княгиня Голицына; 11 November 1775, Moscow – 3 March 1845,

St 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), i ...

) was a Russian noblewoman.

Life

The daughter of

Vladimir Borisovich Golitsyn Prince Vladimir Borisovich Golitsyn (russian: Владимир Борисович Голицын; 21 June 1731 – 25 December 1798) was a Russian statesman. Early life 21 June 1731. He was the son of Admiral Prince Boris Vasilevich Golitsyn (17 ...

and his wife Nathalia Petrovna, Sophie received a wide education and spoke perfect French. She married Pavel Alexandrovich Stroganov on 6 May 1793. They had five children: *Alexandre Pavlovitch Stroganov : (1794–1814) *Natalia Pavlovna Stroganova : (1796–1872), sole heir to the Stroganov estates, married her cousin count Sergei Grigoryevich Stroganov (1794–1882) in 1818. *Adelaïda Pavlovna Stroganova : (1799–1882), lady in waiting, member of the Order of St Catherine, married Prince Vassili Sergueïevitch Golitsyn (1794–1836) in 1821, inherited Marino Castle from her mother in 1845 *Elizaveta Pavlovna Stroganova : (1802–1863), married Prince Ivan Dmitrievitch Saltykov (1797–1832). *Olga Pavlovna Stroganova : (1808–1837), married Count Pavel Karlovitch Fersen (1800–1884). She translated Dante's '' Divine Comedy'' into Russian and became a lady in waiting at court as well as a close friend to the German-born empress

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. She rebuilt and embellished Marino Castle near Andrianovo and Saint Petersburg and had Alexandre Teplaoukhov design a park for it. After the deaths of her husband and only son, she inherited most of the Stroganov residences and estates, which she rebuilt or embellished on advice from the architect Charov, whose admission to the

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she had ensured and whose studies she financed. She also founded a school for agriculture, landscape art and forestry in Saint Petersburg (1823–1844) and set up a pension fund for her servants and workers. She took part in the Scientific and Economic Society, known for its liberal ideals, and designed a gold medal for its competitions. A bust of her was installed in the society's main hall in 1837. She also rebuilt Marino Castle in Nizhny Novgorod Governorate and in 1824 rebuilt the whole riverfront section of the town of Nizhny Novgorod with stone buildings and a grid plan designed by her - the town had belonged to the Stroganovs since the 17th century. On her death all her lands and the title of count passed to her eldest daughter Nathalie Pavlovna's husband Sergei Grigoryevich Stroganov (1794–1882), an art collector and patron and son of Baron

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(1770–1857).

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*http://ru.rodovid.org/wk/Запись:175763 {{DEFAULTSORT:Stroganova, Sophie 1775 births 1845 deaths Translators of Dante Alighieri Translators from Italian Translators to Russian Burials at Lazarevskoe Cemetery (Saint Petersburg)