Portrait of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia (1795). Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, 1
Portrait of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia (1795). Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, 1755-1842). Oil. Castle of Wolfsgarten.Princess Louise of Baden was later known as Elizabeth Alexeievna, the Empress of Russia, during her marriage with Emperor Alexander I. Princess Louise came to Russia in November 1792, when she was chosen by Empress Catherine II of Russia as a bride for her eldest grandson, Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich of Russia, the future Tsar Alexander I. Louise married Alexander on 28 September 1793, when he was fifteen and she was fourteen. Initially the marriage was happy. Elizabeth was beautiful, but shy and withdrawn. -- source link
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