Sofya Urusova
Sofya Urusova. Painting by Pyotr Sokolov, 1827.
Princess Sofya Aleksandrovna Urusova (Russian: Софья Александровна Урусова; April 6, 1804 – July 17, 1889) was a Russian lady-in-waiting and the favorite of Nicholas I.
Biography[]
Sofya Alexandrovna Urusova was born in Moscow. She was the daughter of Ober-Hofmeister Alexander Mikhailovich Urusov (1766–1853) and Ekaterina Petrovna Tatishcheva (1775–1855), who was the sister of diplomat Dmitry Pavlovich Tatishchev.[1]
She served as maid of honour to the empress between 1827 and 1833, and was the reputed lover of the emperor during that period.
In 1833 she married prince Leon Hieronim Radziwiłł.
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