List_of_State_Ladies_of_Imperial_Russia

List of State Ladies of Imperial Russia

List of State Ladies of Imperial Russia

State Ladies of Imperial Russia

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 (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg). 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.

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

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)

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State Ladies of Empress Catherine I (1725–1727)

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State Ladies of Empress Anna I (1741–1761)

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State Ladies of Empress Elizabeth I

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State Ladies of Empress Catherine II

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

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State Ladies of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna (1801–1825)

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State Ladies of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)

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State Ladies of Empress Maria Alexandrovna

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

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

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Reference section

  1. [1]
    Lists of remarkable persons // Readings at the Imperial Society of Russian History and Antiquities at Moscow University. Book. 1. January–March. – M., 1860.
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    de Tarant, Louise Emanuilovna // Russian Biographical Dictionary  : in 25 volumes. – St. Petersburg. – M. , 1896–1918.
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    "РБС/ВТ/де-Тарант, Луиза Эмануиловна — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-29.

Literature

  • Address-calendar. The general list of commanding and other officials in all departments of the Russian Empire. St. Petersburg, 1831–1916
  • The court of Russian emperors in its past and present // Comp. N. E. Volkov. In 4 parts. – St. Petersburg, 1900. – S. 208–230.
  • P. F. Karabanov. Ladies of state and ladies-in-waiting of the Russian court in the 18th century // Russian antiquity. – 1870. – Volume 2. – S. 468–498.
  • P. F. Karabanov. Ladies of state and ladies-in-waiting of the Russian court in the 18th century // Russian antiquity. – 1871. – Volume 3. – S. 39–48; 272–282; 457–460.
  • Commemorative book for 1869. – St. Petersburg: Court Printing House. – S. 279.
  • Court calendar. St. Petersburg, 1879–1889, 1895, 1897, 1903, 1911, 1915, 1916
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