Princess Dorothea of Courland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German noble
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Place of Birth: Friedrichsfelde Castle, Berlin, Germany
About Princess Dorothea of Courland
- Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Talleyrand, and Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman.
- Her mother was Dorothea von Medem, Duchess of Courland, and although her mother's husband, Duke Peter von Biron, acknowledged her as his own, her true father may have been the Polish statesman Aleksander Batowski.
- For a long time, she accompanied the French statesman Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PĂ©rigord; she was the separated wife of his nephew, Edmond de Talleyrand-PĂ©rigord.
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Source: château de Valençay
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François Gérard
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| Alternative names | François Pascal Simon Gérard | ||
| Description | French painter, aquarellist and illustrator | ||
| Date of birth/death | 12 March 1770 | 11 January 1837 | |
| Location of birth/death | Rome | Paris | |
| Work period | from 1782 until 1837 | ||
| Work location | Paris (1782-1790), Rome (1790-1792), Paris (1792-1837) | ||
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Source: château de Valençay
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