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Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Duchess of Talleyrand and Duchess of Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman, and the ruling Duchess of Sagan between 1845 and 1862.
On 21 August 1793, Princess Dorothea of Courland was born as the daughter of Dorothea von Medem, Duchess of Courland and Peter von Biron, the last Duke of Courland (in present-day Latvia). Or was she perhaps the daughter of Count Aleksander Batowski?
Feb 1, 2021 · Dorothea crawled away, only to be battered by baseball-sized hailstones for over an hour. She never truly recovered. She died the next year, on September 19, 1862.
- Jenni Wiltz
On 17 May 1838, Dorothea and Pauline stood by his bedside as he died at the age of 84. It was the end of an era. Dorothea was 44 years old at the time of Charles’ death.
Jul 23, 2022 · Princess Dorothea of Courland witnessed and lived through some of the most momentous events of the 19th century. Her story is about love, betrayal, politics, diplomacy, and meeting powerful...
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Mar 26, 2021 · In 1821, Dorothea’s mother fell ill and died a short while later. The grief she felt for her mother’s death came as a surprise to her as they had not been close in her childhood. She wrote, “I am deeply distressed. I have lost immensely, both for the present and for the future.
Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Duchess of Talleyrand and Duchess of Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman, and the ruling Duchess of Sagan between 1845 and 1862.
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