Princess Catherine Yurievskaya
Russian princess and author (1878–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Юрьевская, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Yurievskaya; 9 September 1878 (O.S.) – 22 December 1959) was the natural daughter of Alexander II of Russia by his mistress (later his wife), Princess Catherine Dolgorukova. In 1880, she was legitimated by her parents' morganatic marriage. In her own family, she was known as Katia.
Princess Catherine Yurievskaya | |
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Full name | Russian: Екатерина Александровна Юрьевская |
Born | (1878-09-09)9 September 1878 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 22 December 1959(1959-12-22) (aged 81) Hayling Island, England |
Buried | St Peter's Church, Hayling Island |
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Spouse(s) | |
Issue | Prince Andrei Baryatinsky Prince Alexander Baryatinsky |
Father | Alexander II of Russia |
Mother | Catherine Dolgorukova |
After her father's assassination in 1881, her mother brought her up in France. She was married there in 1901, having two sons, but was widowed in 1910. Her second marriage came during the First World War in Russia, and she suffered hardships during the ensuing Russian Civil War. In the 1920s, she became a professional singer. In 1932, she moved to the UK where she settled on Hayling Island in Hampshire, where she died in 1959.