Tsarevna Natalya Alexeyevna of Russia
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Tsarevna Natalya Alexeyevna of Russia (
Life
Natalia shared the difficulties of her mother and brother during the regency of her half-sister,
She was young when Peter instituted his Western reforms, and in contrast to her half-sisters, it was not hard for her to adjust to the new ideals. Her position was also raised after Peter separated from his first spouse
In 1708, she moved to Saint Petersburg, but she was often in Moscow as her own palace was not ready (it was built in 1713). Peter gave her the Gatchina estate and built the first palace there for her. Natalia founded the first hospital in Saint Petersburg in her house. In 1706–07, she founded the first Russian theatre in Moscow in her house, with actors taken from the staff of her and Praskovia Saltykova's court: the first public Russian theatre was later founded after her example in 1709. In Saint Petersburg, she arranged theatre performances for the court and nobility from 1710.
She also wrote plays. Among those confirmed to be by her are:
- "Комедия о святой Екатерине" (The Comedy of Saint Catherine)
- "Хрисанф и Дария" (Chrysanthus and Darius)
- "Цезарь Оттон" (Caesar Otto)
- "Святая Евдокия" (Saint Evdokia)
In her work as a playwright, she served
She was present at the conversion of her second sister-in-law Catherine to the Russian Orthodox faith. In 1715, there were signs that the relationship between the siblings had worsened, and she visited her former sister-in-law Eudoxia in her exile. She died of a stomach catarrh in 1716.
She is portrayed in the novel Peter I by Aleksey Tolstoy.
Sources
- ^ Henri Troyat (in Swedish edition): Peter den store (Peter the Great) 1981