Person:Catherine of Russia (1)

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Name Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
Gender Female
Birth[1] 28 Aug 1827 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, RussiaHouse of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov
Marriage to Duke George of Mecklenburg
Death[1] 12 May 1894 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Reference Number? Q166768?


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Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (28 August 1827 – 12 May 1894), was the third of five daughters of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (youngest son of Emperor Paul I) and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (known as Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna after marriage). She was also the wife of Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

She was a great philanthropist and many of the organisations she supported and helped to create still operate today.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.