Ekaterina Alekseyevna Dolgorukova
Ekaterina Alekseyevna Dolgorukova (Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Долгорукова; 1712–1747) was a Russian noble, engaged to Tsar Peter II of Russia.
Biography
She was the daughter of the Russian Prince Alexei Dolgorukov and niece to Prince Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov.
She grew up with her brother Ivan in
Golovinskii Palace
. Melissimo was exiled.
The wedding never took place because of Peter's death in 1730. Her family, the Dolgorukovs, tried to install her as ruling Empress in the manner of
Beryozov
.
In 1740, she was placed in the convent of Tomsk. In 1741, she was freed by Empress Elizabeth of Russia and appointed lady-in-waiting. In 1745, she married Lieutenant General Count Alexander Romanovich Bruce, son of Robert Bruce (1668–1720). She died of a cold in 1747.
References
- Долгорукова, Екатерина Алексеевна // Томск от А до Я: Краткая энциклопедия города. / Под ред. д-ра ист. наук Н. М. Дмитриенко. — 1-е изд. — Томск: Изд-во НТЛ, 2004. — С. 102. — 440 с. — 3 000 экз. — ISBN 5-89503-211-7.
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