The artist is the lamp
Maria Fedorovna (Sofia Maria Dorothea Augustus Louise von Württemberg; October 14, 1759, Stettin − October 24, 1828, Pavlovsk) − The second wife of the Grand Duke and Emperor Paul I, Empress (1796−1801), from 1801 − Dowager Empress. Mother of Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I.
The 400th anniversary of the Romanov house. SPb, 2013. With. 111.
Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna (1759, Stetin (Pomerania)-1828, St. Petersburg)-Princess Württemberg-Stutgart, before the transition to Orthodoxy-Sofia Dorothea of Augustus Louise. The daughter of Friedrich Eugene, Duke of Württemberg-Monnellar and Fredericks of Dorothea Sofia (daughter of Marcrath Brandenburg-Swedish). In 1776, it was combined with the Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich (since 1796 Emperor Paul I). Since 1796 Empress.
In addition to beauty and charm, the wife of the future emperor attracted attention to the mind and education. She painted well, cut the stone, laid the foundation for the beautiful collection of works of art and books stored in Pavlovsk.
She was engaged in charity work, the affairs of educational houses and shelters for orphans.
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