Countess Elizabeth Vorontzova-Dashkova | |
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Born | Elizaveta Shuvalova 6 August 1845 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 28 July 1924 (aged 78) Wiesbaden, Germany |
Spouse(s) | Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov (m. 1867, wid. 1916) |
Issue | Ivan Vorontsov Dashkov Alexandra Vorontsov-Dashkov Sophia Vorontsov-Dashkov Maria Vorontsov-Dashkov Irina Vorontsov-Dashkov Roman Vorontsov-Dashkov Hillarion Vorontsov-Dashkov Alexander Vorontsov-Dashkov |
Father | Andrei Pavlovich Shuvalov |
Mother | Sophia Michaelovna Vorontsova |
Countess Elizabeth Andreievna Vorontsova-Dashkova, née Countess Shuvalova (6 August 1845 - 28 July 1924), known as Lily was a lady-in-waiting at the Russian Court, as well as the wife of Count Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov, Minister of the Imperial Properties and Viceroy of the Caucasus. She was also a knight dame in the Order of Saint Catherine. While she was officially a lady-in-waiting to Anastasia of Montenegro from 1896, she was known for her friendship to Maria Feodorovna. All Lily's four daughters would serve as ladies-in-waiting to Maria Feodorovna; Alexandra and Sophia from 1889, Maria from 1890 and Irina from 1891 onwards.