Anna Stroganoff

Anna Dmitrievna Stroganoff (Russian: Анна Дмитриевна Строганова), née Buturlina (Russian: Бутурлина) (1825-1906) was a Russian noblewoman, philanthropist and court official.[1] She served as Ober-Hofmeisterin (Mistress of the Robes) or senior lady-in-waiting to empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) from 1888.

Life

She was the daughter of senator Dmitry Petrovich Buturlin and lady-in-waiting Elizabeth Mikhailovna Komburlei. She married count Pavel Sergeevich Stroganoff (1823-1911).

She served as maid-of-honour from 1843 until her marriage, was promoted to lady-in-waiting after her marriage in 1851, and succeeded Helene Kotchobey as senior lady-in-waiting in 1888.

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Coryne, Little Mother of Russia: A Biography of Empress Marie Feodorovna, ISBN 978-0-8419-1421-6
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