imperial-russia: Empress Ekaterina II: “The more one sees of the elder Princess of Baden the m
imperial-russia: Empress Ekaterina II: “The more one sees of the elder Princess of Baden the more pleasing she is. One cannot see her without being charmed.” Empress Maria Fyodorovna: “Not only do I find her pretty, but there is a charm about her whole figure that would induce the most indifferent creature to love her.” Comtesse de Choiseul-Gouffier: “Her features were of a remarkable delicacy. The profile of a Greek cameo, large blue eyes, a perfect oval-shaped face, hair of an adorable blond. A certain touching languor in her face and manners, eyes that were at once lively and full of feeling, a voice whose sweetness stole into one´s soul.”¨Countess Golovina: “A charming figure, ash-blond hair falling down the back of her neck in curls, a milk-white complexion, rose petals on her cheeks, a very pleasing mouth. There is something infinitely attractive, almost disturbing, in the sweet, animated eypression of her blue eyes, almond-shaped and framed in black eyelashes and eyebrows.”The very good impression Princess Louise of Baden, future Empress Elizaveta Alexeievna, made at the Russian court upon her arrival and subsequent marriage to Alexander I. -- source link
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