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About Alexandra von Engelhardt
Countess Alexandra Branitskaya, also known as Sanecka and Countess Branicka, was a leading Russian courtier. She was the niece and confidante of Grigory Potemkin, and Catherine the Great's lady-in-waiting. She was one of the most notable socialites at the Russian Imperial court during Catherine's reign, and was conspicuously treated as a virtual member of the Imperial family. Through her marriage to Branicki she became administrator of the immense estate of Biała Cerkiew.
Everything about Alexandra von Engelhardt →- Occupation
- lady-in-waiting
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Born
- 1754
- Died
- September 15, 1838