NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Lieven, Dorothea, Princess, 1785-1857 DNB: Lieven [née Benckendorff], Dorothea Khristoforovna, Princess Lieven in the Russian nobility (1785-1857), political hostess LBT ID: DoLieve1857 VIAF ID: 77099399 LOC ID: n83132597 | B/BAP: 1785-12-17 DIED: 1857-01-26 |
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In 1800 she married Count Christopher Lieven, Russian ambassador in London from 1812 to
1834, and became a notable political hostess. | |