Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
Russian Grand duchess (1826-1845)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia (26 May 1826 – 28 January 1845) was the second child and daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg who took the name Elena Pavlovna upon her conversion to the Orthodox faith. Through her father, Elizabeth was a granddaughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia, and a niece of both Russian emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I.
Biography
Elizabeth, nicknamed 'Lili' or 'Lili the fidget', was born in the Kremlin in Moscow and she was named after her aunt who had died ten days earlier, the Empress Elizabeth, wife of Emperor Alexander I and a close friend of her mother. She grew up with her other siblings in the Mikhailovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg. Elizabeth was said to be the prettiest among her sisters and, like her mother, Elena Pavlovna, she was graceful in manners and well-educated. Her mother paid great attention to the education of her daughters, and her father introduced military topics into their program, citing the fact that they were chiefs of military regiments. They learnt the signals on the bugle and drum, which made their father proud. Elizabeth also was highly favoured by her uncle, Emperor Nicholas I, who considered her as his favourite niece.
Her cousin, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna described her as straightforward, hot-tempered, and boyish and described by the Empress as 'an honest person'.
A foreign contemporary described her as;"The healthiest of the three sisters, the most beautiful, tall and slender. Hair shimmering with deep red tones, long light eyelashes and a charming face."By the end of 1843, Adolf, Duke of Nassau was visiting St.
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