Maria Choglokova

Countess Maria Semenovna Choglokova (Russian: Мария Симоновна Чоглокова; née Gendrikova or Hendrikova; 1723 – 19 March 1756), was a Russian lady-in-waiting and noble. She was a cousin and confidante of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, and chief lady-in-waiting to the future Catherine the Great. She played an important part in the early married life of Catherine, and is given a prominent place in Catherine's memoirs.