Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato
Russian entrepreneur and diplomat (1839–1885)
Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato (Russian: Павел Павлович Демидов; 9 October 1839 – 26 January 1885) was a Russian industrialist, jurist, master of the hunt at Russian imperial court, philanthropist and nobleman of the House of Demidov. He was the only child of Finnish philanthropist Aurora Karamzin and Prince Pavel Nikolaievich Demidov.
Life
Early life
Paul Pavlovich was six months old when his father died. Paul was a sensitive, beautiful, lively and versatile young man with a varied and short-tempered character. His education was planned by his mother and supervised by a governor. Experts were hired to teach individual subjects. He became interested in horses as a child and he took riding lessons, having the privilege of riding the horse of Grand Duchess Maria, from his mother's close relations to the Imperial family.
He succeeded in obtaining a law degree in St. Petersburg in 1860. He worked for the state for a short time, e.g.
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