Catherine of Russia (1788–1819)

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Catherine of Russia (1788–1819)

Queen of Wurttemberg. Name variations: Catherine Pavlovna, Grand Duchess; Catherine Romanov. Born on May 21, 1788; died on January 19, 1819; daughter of Sophia Dorothea of Wurttemberg (1759–1828) and Paul I (1754–1801), tsar of Russia (r. 1796–1801, son of Catherine II the Great ); married George, duke of Oldenburg, on August 3, 1809; married William I (1781–1864), king of Wurttemberg (r. 1816–1864), on January 24, 1816; children: (first marriage) Alexander (b. 1810); Peter (b. 1812), duke of Oldenburg; (second marriage) Maria (1816–1887, who married Count Neipperg); Sophia of Wurttemberg (1818–1877, who married William III, king of the Netherlands).

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