Elisabeta Alexandrovna Stroganova
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Aged 16, in September 1795 at Saint Petersburg, she married Count Nikolai Nikitich Demidov, becoming Mrs Nikolay Demidov. They had two children - Pavel (Paul) (1798-1840) and Anatoly (Anatole) (1812-1869).
Nicolas became a diplomat and the couple set up home in Paris, becoming strong supporters of Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
. However, mounting tensions between France and Russia forced Russia to recall Nicolas in 1805. The couple then set up home in Italy before returning to Russia in 1812 to settle in Moscow
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They were of completely different characters and often lived apart. She was beautiful, light and witty, and her husband more introspective, and so they soon grew bored with each other - after Anatole's birth in 1812, they separated and she returned to live in Paris, where she died in 1818 and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France , though there are larger cemeteries in the city's suburbs.Père Lachaise is in the 20th arrondissement, and is reputed to be the world's most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the...
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