[Letter] 1840 May 5 / April 23, Saint Pétersbourg [to] Prince de Metternich / Monsieur de Kaisersfeld (ministre d'Autriche à la Cour de Russie). - 1840.

Metternich, Clemens Wenzel Lothar, Fürst von, 1773-1859

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Prince Clemens von Metternich was born in 1773 in Koblenz, Germany. The son of a count of the Holy Roman Empire and a countess of Austria, Metternich became an influential Austrian politician and diplomat. His legacy is two-fold. He was seen by many of his contemporaries as a foe of freedom, but has come to be recognized in the 20th century as skilled diplomat, who was able to maintain peace throughout Europe during the 19th century. From the guide to the Clemens von Metternich Lette...

Volkonskai︠a︡, Zinaida Aleksandrovna, kni︠a︡gini︠a︡, 1792-1862

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Volkonskaia was a Russian princess and author, as well as an amateur singer who collected contemporary vocal compositions. Her birth date is most likey 1789 and not 1792. From the guide to the Papers, 1809-1879., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) The Russian princess, Zinaida Volkonskaia, moved in political, literary, and musical circles during the first half of the 19th century, and counted among her close friends Alexander I, emperor of Russia...

Kaisersfeld, Monsieur de.

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