Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
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Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (Russian: Великая Княжна Екатерина Михайловна) (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.
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Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna | |
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Duchess Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
Born | (1827-08-28)28 August 1827 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 12 May 1894(1894-05-12) (aged 66) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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Issue | Duke Nikolaus Helene, Princess Albert of Saxe-Altenburg Duke Georg Alexander Duchess Maria-Frederica Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
House | Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov |
Father | Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia |
Mother | Princess Charlotte of Württemberg |
Religion | Russian Orthodox |
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She was a great philanthropist and many of the organisations she supported and helped to create still operate today.[1]