Katharina von Holstein-Beck
Princess Katharina von Holstein-Beck ( February 23, 1750 - December 20, 1811 ) was the daughter of Peter August Herzog von Holstein-Beck , Russian General Field Marshal and Governor of Estonia, and his second wife, Countess Natalia Nikolaievna Golovin.
Life
Katharina von Holstein-Beck married Prince Ivan Baryatinskij in Reval on January 8, 1767, who was a Russian colonel at the time. After her separation from her husband she bought on March 29, 1800 from the secret Oberhof printer Georg Jakob Decker the castle Friedrichsfelde near Berlin. In Prussia, with the approval of the king, she took on her maiden name again and, as Duchess Katharina von Holstein-Beck, ran a generous household with close contacts to the royal family until her death. In addition to Friedrichsfelde Palace, she also owned a house in Berlin on Pariser Platz .
children
- Iwan Iwanovitsch Barjatinski (1767-1825), father of Field Marshal Alexander Iwanowitsch Barjatinski
- Anna Ivanovna Barjatinskaja (1772-1825), married to Count Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tolstoy
See also
literature
- Theodor Fontane : Walks through the Mark Brandenburg - An der Spree, Friedrichsfelde from 1800 to 1810.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Katharina von Holstein-Beck |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duchess Katharina von Holstein-Beck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Daughter of Peter August Herzog von Holstein-Beck |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1750 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1811 |