List of State Ladies of Imperial Russia

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Portrait of an unknown Statsdame, bearing the Order of Saint Catherine

State Ladies or Statsdame at the Russian Imperial Court were the second largest group of court ladies, after maids of honour. This position was officially established during the reign of Paul I, at the coronation of his wife Maria Feodorovna. Before that women simply carried portraits of the empress. As a general rule of thumb, most of the ladies of state were also cavalry ladies, women awarded with the Order of Saint Catherine, given to them for their philanthropy or charity at court. When appointed to the position, the women were bestowed with a portrait of the Empress with a crown set in diamonds, similar to the maid of honour cipher.

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In 1870 and 1871, the Russkaya Starina magazine published an extensive list of State Ladies, compiled by Pavel Fedorovich Karabanov.

State Ladies of Empress Catherine (until 1725)

No.Appointment datePortraitNameBirth and deathNote
11 August 1711 GolicynaAP.jpg Princess Anastasia PetrovnaGolitsyna1665–1729Wife (since 1684) of Prince Ivan Alekseevich Golitsyn
21 August 1711Princess Kassandra (Alexandra) SergeevnaKantemir1682–1713Married Prince Dimitrie Cantemir in 1685

Emperor Peter I bestowed her with his portrait,

but in fact she was never called a lady of state.

31 August 1711 [1] Portrait of Anastasia Skoropadska (Markovych).jpg Anastasia Markovna Skoropadskaya 1667–1729Married Hetman Ivan Skoropadsky in 1700
41 August 1711 M.Y. Stroganova by Roman Nikitin.jpeg Maria (Vassa) Yakovlevna Stroganova 1677–1733The second wife of Grigory Dmitriyevich Stroganov

Emperor Peter I honored her with his portrait.

Considered the first state lady

57 May 1724

(Coronation of Catherine I)

Matryona Ivanovna Balk Married Fedor Nikolaevich Balk in 1699
67 May 1724Elizaveta Ivanovna Vilboamind. 1757Wife of Captain 1st Rank Nikita Villebois

Daughter of pastor E. Gluck, whom Catherine I served as a girl

77 May 1724Baroness MargaretCampenghausenmind. 1733Married Baron Ivan Ivanovich von Campenhausen in 1712
87 May 1724Anna Ivanovna Olsufievamind. 1748Married Matvey Dmitrievich Olsufiev in 1719

State Ladies of Empress Catherine I (1725–1727)

No.Appointment datePortraitNameBirth and deathNote
121 May 1725

(the wedding of

Princess Anna Petrovna)

Countess Anna GavrilovnaBestuzheva-Ryuminamind. 1751Until 1722 she was a Maid of Honour

Married Count Pavel Yaguzhinsky in 1723

221 May 1725 Marfa Osterman by Frankart.jpg Countess Marfa IvanovnaOsterman1698–1781Married Count Andrey Osterman in 1721
321 May 1725 Maria Cherkasskay.jpg Princess Maria YurievnaCherkasskaya1696–1747Married of Prince Alexey Cherkassky in 1710

On December 18, 1741, Empress Elizabeth

approved her with the rank of lady of state and awarded her with her portrait.

421 May 1725 Avdotya Ivanovna Chernysheva.jpg Countess Avdotya IvanovnaChernysheva 1693–1747Married Grigory Petrovich Chernyshev in 1710

In 1742 she and her husband were granted the title of count.

She was a lady of state under Empress Elizabeth

and had her portrait.

510 March 1726 Lopuhina Nataliya Fedorovna.jpg Natalya Fyodorovna Lopukhina 1699–1763Married Stepan Vasiliyevich Lopukhin in 1715

State Ladies of Empress Anna I (1741–1761)

No.Appointment datePortraitNameBirth and death
13 May 1730

(Coronation Day)

Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha genannt Treyden.jpg Duchess Benigna Gottlieba Biron 1703–1782Married Ernst Johann von Biron, Duke of Courland and Semigallia in 1723
2May 3, 1730Countess Ekaterina IvanovnaGolovkina1703–1782Married Count Mikhail Golovkin in 1722
3May 3, 1730Countess Praskovya YurievnaSaltykova1704–1767Married Pyotr Saltykov in 1715

In 1733 she and her husband were granted the dignity of a count.

Since December 1741, the lady of state of Empress

Elizabeth Petrovna, with the award of a portrait

State Ladies of Empress Elizabeth I

No.Appointment datePortraitNameYears of lifeNote
125 November 1741 Anastasia of Hesse-Homburg by F.Lippold (after 1741, Kuskovo).JPG Princess Anastasia Ivanova of Hesse-Homburg 1700–1755Married Prince Dimitrie Cantemir in 1717

In 1723 she married secondly Ludwig Gruno of Hesse-Homburg

218 December 1741Maria Alekseevna Saltykova1701–1752Married General-in-Chief Vasily Fedorovich Saltykov
325 April 1742

(coronation day)

Anna Karlovna Vorontsova by anonymous after Toque type (18th c., GIM) detail01.jpg Countess Anna Karlovna Vorontsova 1722–1775Married Chancellor Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov in 1741

Became Chief Chamberlain of the Court 29 June 1760

425 April 1742Countess Anna Artemyevna Hendrikova1723–1744Married Count Andrei Simonovich Hendrikov in 1742
525 April 1742 Maria Simonovna Choglokova 1723–1756Married Nikolai Naumovich Choglokov c.1742

Married secondly Alexander Glebov Became Chief Chamberlain of the court 26 May 1746

625 April 1742 Shuvalova M.jpg Countess Marva Yegorovna Shuvalova 1708–1759Married Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov in 1742
728 January 1743 Sheremeteva by Argunov.jpeg Countess Varvara Alekseevna Sheremeteva1711–1767Married Pyotr Sheremetev in 1743
86 September 1746 Maria Andreyevna Rumyantseva .jpg Countess Maria Andreevna Rumyantseva 1699–1788Married Alexander Rumyantsev in 1720

Became Chief Chamberlain of the Court 10 July 1778

928 October 1746 Ekaterina Razumovskaya.jpg Countess Ekaterina Ivanova Razumovskaya 1729–1771Married Count Kirill Razumovski in 1746
101747Baroness Ekaterina Karlovna Korf– 1745Married Baron Nikolai Andreevich Korf
111747Princess Irina Grigorievna Trubetskaya1669–1749Married Prince Ivan Trubetskoy in 1691
125 November 1747 M. S. Gendrikova.jpg Marfa Simonovna Safonova1727–1753Married Lieutenant General Mikhail Ivanovich Safanov in 1747
11December 1747 Aleksey Antropov - Portret A.M.Izmailovoi - Google Art Project.jpg Anastasia Mikhailovna Izmailovna1703–1761Married Major General Vasili Andreevich Izmailov
121749 Dame with empress' portrait.jpg Elena Alexandrovna Naryshinka1708–1767Married Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin

Became Chamberlain of the Supreme Court in 1762

1328 January 1751 Louis-Michel van Loo Princess Ekaterina Dmitrievna Golitsyna.jpg Princess Ekaterina Dmitrievna Golitsyna 1720–1761Married Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Golitsyn in 1751

Became Chambermaid of Honour in 1744

141756 M.N.Skavronskaia.jpg Countess Maria Nikolaena Skavronskaya1732–1805Married Count Martyn Karlovich Skavronsky in 1754
151756Princess Anna Lvovna Trubetskaya1704–1776Married Prince Alexei Yuryevich Trubetskoy
1626 October 1756 Alexey Antropov 004.jpg Agrippina Leontieva Apraksina1719–1771Married Field Marshal Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin

State Ladies of Empress Catherine II

No.Appointment datePortraitNameYears of lifeNote
122 September 1762

(coronation day)

Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova1.jpg Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova 1743–1810Married Prince Mikhail (Kondrat) Ivanovich Dashkov in 1759
222 September 1762 RusPortraits v3-015 La Comtesse Anna Alexeewna Matiouchkine (Matyushkina Gagarina).jpg Countess Anna Alekseevna Matyushkina 1722–1804Married Count Dmitry Mikhailovich Matyushkin in 1754

Became Chief Chamberlain of the Court in 1796 The first lady to wear a portrait on the right side

315 August 1773 Jean Samsois - Prascovie Alexandrovna Bruce - circa 1756.jpg Countess Praskovya Alexandrovna Bruce 1729–1786Married Count James Bruce in 1751
415 August 1773 Daria Alekseevna Golitsyna.jpg Princess Daria Alekseevna Golitsyna1724–1789Married Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Golitsyn in 1747
515 August 1773 E. M. Rumyantseva1.jpg Countess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Rumyantseva1724–1779Married Count Pyotr Rumyantsev
615 September 1773 Jean Samsois08.jpg Anna Nikitichna Naryshkina1730–1820Married Senator Alexander Alexandrovich Naryshkin in 1749

Became Chief Chamberlain of the Court in 1796

715 September 1773 A.Chernysheva.jpg Countess Anna Rodionovna Chernysheva1744–1830Married Count Zakhar Chernyshev
81 January 1776 Daria Potemkina1.jpg Daria Vasilievna Potemkina1704–1780Married Alexander Vasilievich Potemkin
922 September 1777 Yekaterina Nikolayevna Orlova portrait.jpg Most Serene Princess Ekaterina Nikolaevna Orlova 1758–1781Married His Serene Highness Prince Grigory Orlov in 1777
1012 November 1781 Aleksandra Branicka.JPG Countess Alexandra Vasilievna Branitskaya 1754–1838Married Count Franciszek Ksawery Branicki in 1781

Became Chief Chamberlain of the Court in 1824

1117 August 1786 Catherine Engelgart-Skavronskaya.jpg Countess Ekaterina Vasilievna Skavronskaya 1761–1829Married Count Pavel Martynovich Skavronsky in 1781

Married Second Count Giulio Renato Litta Became Camberlain of the Court in 1824

121792 JozefinaPotocka.jpg Countess Yuzefina Amalia Potocka 1752–1798Married Count Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki in 1774
131792 Jean-Baptiste Greuze - Portrait of Countess Ekaterina Shuvalova (1770s).jpg Countess Ekaterina Petrovna Shuvalova 1743–1816Married Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov in 1762
142 September 1793 Darya P. Saltykova by A.C.Ritt (1794, Hermitage) crop.jpg Countess Daria Petrovna Saltykova 1739–1802Married Count Ivan Saltykov in 1771
152 September 1793 Natalia Saltykova.jpg Countess Natalya Vladimirovna Saltykova1736–1812Married Count Nikolai Saltykov in 1762
165 April 1794 Charlotte von Lieven.jpg Broness Charlotte Karlovna Lieven 1742–1828Married Baron Otto-Heinrich von Lieven in 1799

Became Most Serent Princess 1826

1731 December Repnina nee Kurakina.jpg Princess Natalya Alexandrovna Repnina1737–1798Married Prince Nicholas Vasilyevich Repnin
181 January 1795 Comtesse Elisabeth Zouboff.jpg Countess Elizaveta Vasilievna Zubova1742–1813Married Count Alexander Nikolaevich Zubova

State Ladies of Empress Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) (1796–1801)

No.Appointment datePortraitNameYears of lifeNote
110 November 1796 Musiny-PushkinyP.jpg Countess Praskovya Vasilievna Musina-Pushkina1754–1826Married Count Valentin Musin-Pushkin in 1759
213 November 1796Maria Andreevna Renne1752–1810Married Lieutenant General Karl Ivanovich Renn

Chamberlain of the Court of Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna

322 November 1796 Sophia de Lafon1.jpg Sofia Ivanovna de Lafont 1717–1797Head of the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens
45 April 1797

(coronation day)

Evdokia Mikhaylovna Bezborodko (Zabela).JPEG Evdokia Mikhailovna Bezborodkova1716–1803Married Andrei Yakovlevich Bezborodko
55 April 1797 Dolgorukova by Venetsianov.jpg Princess Ekaterina Alexandrovna Dolgorukova1750–1811Married Prince Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov
65 April 1797 Eropkina.jpg Elizaveta Mikhailovna Eropkina1727–1800Married General-in-Chief Pyotr Dmitrievich Eropkin
75 April 1797 Anna Kamenskaya.jpg Countess Anna Pavlovna Kamenskaya1749–1826Married Count Mikhail Kamensky
85 April 1797 Fuger Urszula Mniszchowa.jpg Countess Ursula Mnishek1750–1808Married Count Michał Jerzy Mniszech in 1781
95 April 1797 Jean Samsois12.jpg Marina Osipovna Naryshkina1741–1800Married Chief of the Ringmaster Lev Aleksandrovich Naryshkin in 1759
105 April 1797 Helena Radziwillowa - Bacciarelli.jpg Princess Elena Radziwill 1753–1821Married Prince Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł in 1771
1120 July 1791 La princesse de Tarente.jpg Princess Louise-Emmanuelle de Châtillon [2] [3] 1743–1814Married Charles Bretagne Marie de La Trémoille, Duke of La Tremouille

Former Dame du Palais to Marie Antoinette

126 September 1798 Ekaterina Nikolaevna Lopukhina.jpg Most Serene Princess Ekaterina Nikolaevna Lopukhina1763–1839Married Pyotr Lopukhin in 1786
1317 April 1799 Ylia Pahlen.jpg Countess Yuliana Ivanovna Palen1751–1814Married Count Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen in 1773 who played a part in the assassination of Paul I
148 February 1800 Lopukhina.jpg Princess Anna Petrovna Gagarina 1777–1805Married Prince Pavel Gavrilovich Gagarin in 1800

Mistress of Paul I

State Ladies of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna (1801–1825)

No.Appointment datePortraitNameYears of lifeNote
115 September 1801

(coronation day)

Golovkina Ekaterina Ivanovna.jpg Countess Ekaterina Alexandrovna Golovkina 1733–1821Married Count Gavriil Ivanovich Golovkin in 1750
215 September 1801 Anna Mikhailovna Prozorovskaya.jpg Princess Anna Mikhailovna Prozorovskaya1749–1824Married Prince Alexander Prozorovsky in 1780
315 September 1801 Suworowswife.jpg Countess Varvara Ivanovna Suvorova-Rymnik, Princess of Italy1750–1806Married Prince Alexander Suvorov, Prince of Italy and Sardinia in 1774
412 December 1801 Anna Osterman.jpg Countess Anna Vasilievna Osterman1732–1809Married Count Fyodor Andreevich Osterman
518 November 1806 A. Golenitscheva-Kutuzova1.jpg Evdokia Ilyinichna Golenischeva-Kutozova1743–1807Married Ivan Loginovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
618 November 1806 NathalieGolitsyn.jpg Princess Natalya Petrovna Golitsyna 1744–1837Married Prince Vladimir Borisovich Golitsyn in 1766
718 November 1806 P.K.Gudovich.jpg Countess Praskovya Kirillovna Gudovich1755–1808Married Count Ivan Gudovich
81 January 1808 Alexandra Nikolaevna Volkonskaya Repnina.jpg Princess Alexandra Nikolaevna Volkonskaya1757–1834Married Prince Grigory Semyonovich Volkonsky in 1777
91 January 1808 Maria Alexeevna Naryshkina.jpg Maria Alekseevna Naryshkina1762–1822Married Aleksandr Naryshkin

Former Maid of Honour to Catherine II

101811 Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie.jpg Countess Hedviga Pontusovna Armfelt 1761–1832Married to Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
1130 August 1812 Guttenbrunn Ludwig - Portrait of Princess Ye. Golenishcheva-Kutuzova.jpeg Most Serene Princess Ekaterina Ilyinichna Golenishcheva-Kutuzova1754–1824Married to Most Serene Prince Mikhail Kutuzov
1230 August 1814 Princess Barclay.jpg Elena Ivanovna Barclay de Tolly1770–1828Married Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly in 1793
1312 January 1820 Countess Antonia Cacilie Snarska, by German School of the 19th Century.jpg Countess Antionette Stanislavovna Wittgenstein1779–1855Married Peter Wittgenstein, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg in 1798
1424 February 1842 Baranova Julia.jpg Yuilia Feodorovna Adlerberg 1760–1839Head of the Smolny Institute

State Ladies of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)

No.Appointment datePortraitNameYears of lifeNote
122 August 1826

(coronation day)

Streshneva by Karl Hampeln.jpg Yelizaveta PetrovnaGlebova-Streshneva 1751–1837Married Fyodor Ivanovich Glebov in 1772
222 August 1826 T.V.Golitsyna by F.N.Riss (1835, GIM).jpg Princess Tatyana Vasilievna Golitsyna 1783–1841Married Prince Dmitry Golitsyn in 1800
322 August 1826 Gurieva by Tischbein.jpg Countess Praskovya Nikolaevna Guryeva1764–1830Married Count Dmitry Guryev in 1785
422 August 1826 Dolgorukaya E.F. as Heba by Lampi.jpg Princess Ekaterina Feodorovna Dolgorukova 1769–1849Married Prince Vasily Vasilyevich Dolgorukov in 1786
522 August 1826 Aleksandra Zajaczkowa.jpg Princess Alexandra Yakovlena Zaionchek mind. 1845Married Prince Józef Zajączek in 1786
622 August 1826 Zofia Czartoryska.jpg Countess Sofia Adamovna Zamoyskaya1778–1837Married Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski in 1798
722 August 1826 Maria Kochubey (Vasilchikova).jpg Countess Maria Vasilievna Kochubey 1779–1844Married Count Viktor Kochubey in 1799

The couple were granted the titles of prince and princess in 1831

822 August 1826 Natalia Ivanovna Kurakina.jpg Princess Natalia Ivanovna Kurakina 1766–1831Married Prince Alexey Kurakin in 1783
922 August 1826 Natalie Pleshcheeva by Ritt.jpg Natalya Feodorovna Pleshcheeva1768–1855Married Vice Admiral Sergei Ivanovich Meshkov-Plescheev
1022 August 1826 Countess Maria Tolstaya.jpg Countess Maria Alekseevna Tolstaya1771–1826Married Count Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy
1120 April 1827 Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun Apraxine1.jpg Ekaterina Vladimirovna Apraskina 1770–1854Married Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin
1229 February 1828 Dorothea Lieven Isabey.jpg Countess Daria Khristoforovna Lieven 1785–1857Married Count Christoph von Lieven in 1800
1321 April 1828 Pashkova.jpg Ekaterina Alexandrovna Pashkova1768–1835Married Vasily Alexandrovich Pashkov
1411 May 1829Maria Antonovna BrontisWife of the Chief Marshall and Aunt of Joanna Grudzińska
1511 May 1829 Izabela Sobolewska2.JPG Countess Isabella Ivanovna Sobolevskaya1776–1858Married Count Valent Faustin Sobolewski

Illegitimate Daughter of Stanisław August Poniatowski

1616 Jule 1829 E.A.Paskevich by N.G.Schilder (%3F), Gomel palace.jpg Countess Elizaveta Alekseevna Paskevich1791–1856Married Count Ivan Paskevich in 1817
171829Countess Anna (Zhenni) Egorovna Dibich-Zabalkanskaya1798–1830Married Count Hans Karl von Diebitsch in 1815
1813 June 1830 Marianna Gutakowska.jpg Maria Matveevna Gutakovskaya1766–1843Married Chancellor Ludwik Szymon Gutakowski
197 November 1831 RusPortraits v3-082 Varvara Dmitrievna Mukhanova, 1774-1845.jpg Varvara Dmitrievna Mukhanova1774–1845Married Sergei Ilyich Mukhanov
201832 Anna Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya by Vigee-Lebrun.jpg Princess Anna Grigoryevna Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya1773–1846Married Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Beloselsky-Belozersky in 1795
211832 Volkonskaya Sofia.jpg Serene Princess Sofia Grigorievna Volkonskaya1785–1868Married His Serene Highness Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky
2230 June 1835 Ekaterina Saltykova by Vogelstein .jpg Serene Princess Ekaterina Vasilievna Saltykova1791–1863Married Serene Prince Sergei Nikolaevich Saltykov

Chamerlain to Empress Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)

2321 April 1836 M.Nesselrode.jpg Countess Maria Dmitrievna Nesselrode 1786–1849Married Count Karl Nesselrode
245 December 1837 Vasilchikova.jpg Countess Tatyana Vasilievna Vasilchikova1793–1875Married Count Illarion Vasilievich Vasilchikov in 1816

The couple were granted princely status in 1839

255 December 1837 RusPortraits v2-061 La Princesse Elizabeth Nikolaewna Tchernycheff.jpg Princess Elizaveta Nikolaevna Chernysheva1808–1872Married Prince Alexander Chernyshyov in 1825
2615 August 1838 George Hayter - Portrait of Countess Yelizaveta Vorontsova - WGA11228.jpg Countess Elizaveta Ksaveryevna Vorotsova1792–1880Married Count Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov in 1819
2725 March 1839 Elisabeth Benckendorff.jpg Countess Elizaveta Andreevna Benckendorff1788–1857Married Count Alexander von Benckendorff in 1817
281 July 1839 Yulia Baranova by Hau.jpg Countess Yulia Feodorovna Baranova1789–1864Married Chamberlain Trofim Osipovich Baranov

Granted status of a count in 1846

2931 May 1841 Aleksandra Franciszka Lubomirska 1815.jpg Countess Rosalia Alexandrovna Rzhevuskaya 1788–1865Married Count Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski
3030 June 1847Baroness Cecilia Vlasislavovna Fredereeks1794–1851Married Baron Pyotr Andreevich Fredereeks
3130 June 1847 Olga Alexandrovna Orlov.jpg Countess Olga Alexandrovna Orlova 1807–1880Married Count Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov in 1826

In 1856 the couple were granted princley status

3220 April 1848 Levashova by Hau.jpg Countess Edokia Vasilievna Levashova1796–1868Married Count Vasily Vasilyevich Levashov
3320 April 1848 Dame of the Signs of Catherine II.jpg Praskovya Ivanovna Myatleva1772–1859Married Chamberlain Pyotr Vasilyevich Myatlev in 1795
345 December 1848 CatherineVolkonskaya (Melgunova).jpg Princess Ekaterina Alekseevna Volkonskaya1770–1853Married Prince Dmitry Petrovich Volkonsky
3522 August 1851 Kleopatra Kleinmichel.jpg Coutess Cleopatra Petrovna Kleinmichel1811–1865Married Count Pyotr Kleinmichel in 1832
3623 April 1854Elizaveta Mikhailovna Buturlina1805–1859Married Dmitry Buturlin in 1824
3723 April 1854 Ekaterina Ribopier.jpg Countess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Ribopoerre 1788–1872Married Count Alexander Ivanovich Ribopierre in 1809
3818 November 1848 Musin-Pushkina nee Shakhovskay.jpg Princess Sofia Alekseevna Shakhovskaya1790–1878Married Prince Ivan Leontievich Shakhovskoy in 1820

State Ladies of Empress Maria Alexandrovna

No.Appointment datePortraitNameYears of lifeNote
126 August 1856

(coronation day)

Adlerberg by Tyurin.jpg Countess Maria Vasilievna Adlerberg1797–1870Married Count Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg in 1817
226 August 1856Princess Agafoklea Nikolaevna Gorchakova1802–1888Married Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
326 August 1856 EkaterinaChavchavadze.jpg Princess Ekaterina Alexandrovna Dadiani of Mingrelia1816–1882Married Sovereign Prince David I Dadiani of Mingrelia
423 April 1861 Dolgorukova Ekaterina.jpg Princess Ekaterina Dmitrievna Dolgorukova1801–1881Married Prince Nikolai Vasilievich Dolgorukov in 1821
523 April 1861 N. D. Protasova.jpg Countess Natalya Dmitrievna Protasova1803–1880Married Count Nikolay Protasov

Became Chamberlain in March 1865

623 April 1861 Julia Stroganova.jpg Countess Yulia Petrovna Stroganova 1782–1864Married Count Grigory Alexandrovich Stroganov in 1827
77 June 1867 Leopoldina von Berg.jpg Countess Leopoldina Frantsovna Berg1786–1874Married Count Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg in 1832
87 June 1867 Leontieva MP.jpg Maria Pavlovna Leontieva 1792–1874Married Nikolai Nikolaevich Leontiev

Head of the Smoly Institute for Noble Maidens

91869 Sofia Stepanovna Tcherbatova.jpg Princess Sofia Stepanovna Shcherbatova 1798–1885Married Prince Alexei Grigorievich Shcherbatov in 1817
101871 Natalia Panina1.jpg Countess Natalya Pavlovna Panina1810–1899Married Count Viktor Nikitich Panin in 1835
111872 E.A.Adlerberg.jpg Countess Ekaterina Nikolaevna Adlerberg 1822–1910Married Count Alexander Vladimirovich Adlerberg in 1842
121873 Y.F. Kurakina by Petr Sokolov.jpg Princess Yulia Feodorovna Kurakina1814–1881Married Prince Alexey Kurakin in 1835
131874 Orbeliani Baryatinskay.jpg Princess Elizaveta Dmitrievna Baryatinskaya1835–1899Married Prince Aleksandr Baryatinsky in 1863
141874 Donez-Sacharshewski Helene.jpg Elena Pavlovna Zakharzhevskaya1804–1889Married Grigory Andreevich Donets-Zakharzhevsky in 1829
151875 Elisabeth Gfin. von Kotzebue.jpg Elizaveta Petrovna Kotzebue1818–1902Married Count Paul Demetrius von Kotzebue in 1837
161876 La Princesse Nadejda Feodorowna Tchetvertinsky.jpg Princess Nadija Feodorovna Chetverinskaya1792–1883Married Prince Boris Antonovich Chetvertinsky in 1811

State Ladies of Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) (1881–1894)

No.Appointment datePortraitNameYears of lifeNote
128 March 1882 La princesse Kotchoubey.jpg Princess Elena Pavlovna Kochubey1812–1888Married Prince Vasily Viktorovich Kochubey in 1847

Became Chief Chamberlain of the Court 1 February 1885

2July 22, 1882 Luisa Golitsyna nee Baranova.jpg Princess Louise Trofimovna Golitsyna1810–1887Married Prince Mikhail Fedorovich Golitsyn in 1832
315 May 1883

(coronation day)

Elizaveta Alexandrovna Baryatinskaya (1826-1902).jpg Princess Elizaveta Alexandrvna Baryatinskaya1826–1902Married Prince Vladimir Ivanovich Baryatinsky in 1846
415 May 1883 MaryBudberg.jpg Baroness Maria Pavlovna Bugburg1819–1913Married Baron Andrey Fedorovich Budberg in 1846
515 May 1883 Maria Arkad. Vyazemskay.jpg Princess Maria Arkadievna Vyazemskaya 1819–1889Married Prince Pavel Petrovich Vyazemsky in 1848
615 May 1883 S. D. TolstayBibikova.jpg Countess Sofia Dmitrievna Tolstoya1827–1907Married Count Dmitry Tolstoy in 1853
71888 Anna Stroganova1.jpg Countess Anna Dmitrievna Stroganova1828–1906Married Count Pavel Sergeyevich Stroganov in 1851
81891 Geiden Elizaveta Nikolaevna.jpg Countess Elizaveta Nikolaevna Heiden1833–1894Married Count Fyodor Logginovich van Heiden in 1854
9April 1891 Elisa Naryshkina.jpg Elizaveta Alekseevna Naryshkina1838–1928Married Chamberlain A. D. Naryshkin

Was Chief Chamberlain of the Court between 1910 and 1917

101894 Maria Golitsyna.jpg Most Serene Princess Maria Mikhailovna Golitsyna1834–1910Married Serene Prince Vladimir Dmitrievich Golitsyn

State Ladies of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) (1894–1917)

No.Date of AppointmentPortraitNameBirth and deathNotes
114 May 1896

(Coronation Day)

Albedinskay2.jpg Alexandra Sergeevna Albedinskaya 1834–1913Married Pyotr Albedinsky in 1862
214 May 1896 Elizaveta Vorontsova-Daskova.jpg Countess Elizaveta Andreevna Vorontsov-Dashkov1845–1924Married Count Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov in 1867
314 May 1896 Sofia Gagarina.jpg Princess Sofia Andreevna Gagarina 1882–1908Married Prince Grigory Gagarin in 1848
414 May 1896 Pahlen Helene Toll.jpg Countess Elena Karlovna Palen1833–1910Married Count Konstantin Ivanovich Palen in 1857
514 May 1896 N.B.Troubetskay.jpg Princess Nadezhda Borisovna Trubetskaya 1812–1909Married Prince Alexei Ivanovich Trubetskoy in 1834
622 July 1898 Aurore Demidoff by K.Brullov (1837, Strelna).jpg Aurora Karlovna Karamzin 1808–1902Married Colonel Andrei Karamzin in 1846
71901 Richter Liza.jpg Elizaveta Konstantinova Richter1841–1916Married Otton Borisovich Richter in 1867

Granted baronial rights based on the merits of her deceased husband.

81903–1906 E. N. Mukhrani.jpg Princess Elizaveta Nikolaevna Bagration-Mukhranskaya1840–1916Married Prince K. I. Bagration-Mukhransky in 1858
91903–1906 KushelevaLA3.jpg Countess Lybov Alexandrovna Musina-Pushkina1833–1917Married Count Alexei Ivanovich Musin-Pushkin in 1852
101903–1906 1903 ball - Hedwiga Fredericks.jpg Countess Yadviga Aloizievna Freedericksz1838–1919Married Count Woldemar Freedericksz
1110 April 1910 1903 ball - Alex.Andr. Olsufyeva.jpeg Countess Alexandra Andreevna Olsufievna1846–1929Married Count Alexei Vasilyevich Olsufiev

Chamberlain to Grand Duchess Elizaveta Feodorovna (1891–1910)

121912 Olga Pavlovna Dolgorukova.jpg Princess Olga Petrovna Dolgoruka1848–1927Married Prince Alexander Sergeevich Dolgoruky in 1868
131912Alexandra Alekseevna Kozen1840–1919Married Alexander Fedorovich Kozen in 1870
131912 Uvarova Praskovia Strgeevna.jpg Countess Praskovya Sergeevna Uvarova 1840–1924Married Count Aleksey Uvarov in 1859
141912 Yekaterina Sheremeteva.jpg Countess Ekaterina Pavlovna Sheremeteva 1849–1929Married Count Sergei Sheremetev in 1868
1514 November 1913 1903 ball - Nadezhda Alex. Baryatinskaya.jpg Princess Nadija Alexandrovna Baryatinskaya1847–1920Married Prince Vladimir Anatolyevich Baryatinsky in 1869
161914 Madam Apraksina.jpg Alexandra Mikhailovna Apraksina1829–1916Married Viktor Vladimirovich Apraksin
171915 Alexandra Naryshkina1.jpg Alexandra Nikolaevna Naryshkina1839–1918Married Emmanuil Dmitrievich Naryshkin in 1871


Reference section

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