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Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill ( Lithuanian: Sofija Olelkaitė-Radvilienė; Polish: Zofia Olelkowiczówna 1 May 1585 – 19 March 1612) is a Lithuanian Orthodox Christian saint. She was the last descendant of the Olelkovich–Slutsk family – princes of Slutsk and Kopyl – who were descended from Prince Algirdas. She was canonized by the ...
Olelko (Alexander) Vladimirovich (died 1455) was the ancestor of the family. [2] He was a son of Vladimir, the prince of Kiev, and grandson of Algirdas, the grand duke of Lithuania. [3] Alexander inherited his father's domains in the Principality of Slutsk – Kapyl, and in 1440, restored the family's dynastic interest in the Principality of ...
Sep 1, 2015 · 1st September 2015. The year was 1774 and seventeen-year-old Lady Georgiana Spencer was a blushing bride. All of England whispered about the most advantageous marriage. Lady Georgiana’s groom ...
Lady Georgiana Spencer, socialite and leading political hostess of the 18th century, held court over a circle of influence and fashion at Devonshire House in London. She was seventeen years old when she married the 5th Duke of Devonshire in 1774. He was eleven years her senior and one of only a"u2026
Feb 2, 2015 · 2nd February 2015. Born in 1757, Georgiana Spencer became a prominent noble within British history, but did so for various reasons. From a young age Georgiana was her mother’s favourite, and was ...
The principal portraits of the mature Georgiana are those by Angelica Kauffmann (c.1774), Gainsborough (1783), and the three by Reynolds (c.1775, 1784 and c.1785-89). 1758 Pastel by Katherine Read, as a baby (inscribed ‘one year old’) looking at a rose held by her mother. Althorp (Wal. Soc., XLV, 1976, p 66, no.517). Possibly the ...
Jul 10, 2023 · Unlocking the private life of Georgiana. By Bibi Cox O'Brien. 10 July 2023. While on a work placement at Chatsworth, I was given the opportunity to look through the vast archives, including the letters of correspondence and private poetry written by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough.
