Princess Wilhelmine, Duchess of Sagan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Princess Wilhelmine, Duchess of Sagan

Duchess of Sagan

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1781

Place of Birth: Jelgava, Latvia

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1839

Profession: writer, salonnière

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Katharina Friederike Wilhelmine Benigna, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan (born 8 February 1781 in Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia; died 29 November 1839 in Vienna, Austrian Empire) was a German noble from the ruling family of Courland and Semigallia (today part of Latvia) and a sovereign Duchess of Sagan.
Wilhelmine is mainly known for her relationship with Klemens Metternich, a statesman of the Austrian Empire. French transcription of her name is Wilhelmine Catherine Frédérique Biron, Czech Katerina Frederika Vilhelmína princezna Kuronská.
Among the Czechs she is known as knežna Katerina Zahánská (Zahán is Czech name for Zagan).



Alternative names	Giuseppe Maria Grassi
Description	Austrian portrait painter
Date of birth/death	22 April 1757	7 January 1838
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Dresden
Work location	Warsaw, Vienna, Dresden, Rome
Authority control	: Q320683 VIAF: 38963714 ISNI: 0000 0001 1809 8323 ULAN: 500016567 LCCN: no95059269 WGA: GRASSI, Józef WorldCat