The Swan and the Prince

Princess Dorothea von Lieven (1785 – 1857) was the wife of Prince Khristofor Andreyevich Lieven, Russian ambassador to London from 1812 to 1834. Considered cold and snobbish by London Society Dorothea was not an instant success when she arrived fresh from the Russian court. Her long elegant neck earned her the nickname, “the swan” by […]

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