Princess Catherine Radziwiłł | |
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| Full name | Ekaterina Adamovna Rzewuska, Princess Radziwiłł, Mrs. Kolb-Danvin |
| Born | 30 March 1858 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 December 1941 (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Noble family | Radziwiłł |
| Spouse(s) | Prince Wilhelm Radziwiłł
(m. 1873; div. 1906)Karl Emile Kolb-Danvin
(m. 1909, died) |
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| Father | Adam Adamowicz Rzewuski |
| Mother | Anna Dmitrievna Dashkova |
Princess Catherine Radziwiłł (Polish: Katarzyna Radziwiłłowa; 30 March 1858 – 12 May 1941)[1][2] was a Polish-Russian aristocrat. Born in Russia into the Polish-Lithuanian House of Rzewuski, her maternal family was the Russian Dashkov-Vorontsov family. In 1873 she married the Polish-Lithuanian Prince Wilhelm Radziwiłł.
She was a prominent figure at the Imperial courts in Germany and Russia, but became involved in a series of scandals. Combining her literary talents with her love for the luxury of the courts, social life, gossip and intrigue, she wrote two dozen books on European royalty and the Russian court, including Behind the Veil at the Russian Court (1914) and her autobiography It Really Happened (1932).
- ^ Books by Author Catherine Radziwiłł, TomFolio.com. The New York Times, on 13 May 1941, reported that the death of Catherine Radziwiłł occurred on 11 May.
- ^ Farrant, Leda. (2000). The Princess from St. Petersburg: The Life and Times of Princess Catherine Radziwiłł.