The princess and the politicians
sex, intrigue and diplomacy, 1812-40
Russia (federation), foreign relations
Relations with men
Ambassadors
Europe, foreign relations
Russia (federation), politics and government
Foreign relations
Politics and government
Biography
Princess Dorothea Lieven was wife to the Russian ambassador in London from 1812 to 1840. As a woman, she was debarred from having any formal power in the world of European diplomacy. But as a Baltic Russian, brought up under the harsh regime of Catherine the Great, Dorothea Lieven was not meant to b…
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