Ana Gruzinskaya Golitsyna

Princess Ana Gruzinskaya Golitsyna
Princess Ana Gruzinskaya Golitsyna
	Portrait by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Born	17 August 1763
Died	11 October 1842 (aged 79); Saint Petersburg
Burial	Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius
Spouse	Boris Andreevich Golitsyn
Dynasty	Bagrationi dynasty
Father	Prince Alexander of Kartli
Mother	Daria Alexandrovna née Menshikova
Religion	Georgian Orthodox Church

Princess Ana Gruzinskaya Golitsyna (Russian: Анна Грузинская-Голицына, 17 August 1763 — 11 October 1842) was a Russian aristocrat of Georgian royal origin.

Early life[edit]

She was the daughter of Prince Alexander of Kartli, grandchild of Prince Bakar of Kartli and great-grandchild of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli. She had one brother, Prince Georgy Bagration-Gruzinsky. Her mother, Princess Daria Alexandrovna Menshikova, was the granddaughter of Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, who was the de facto ruler of Russia from 1725 to 1727.

Marriage[edit]

In 1790, Ana married her third cousin once removed Prince Boris Andreevich Golitsyn, member of the House of Golitsyn, who was a close friend of Georgian general Prince Peter Bagration-Mukhransky, who was also her nephew.

Death[edit]

Ana died on 11 October 1842 in Saint Petersburg, and is buried in Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius.

Children[edit]

Princess Yelizaveta Golitsyna (1790—1870)
Prince Andrei Golitsyn (1791—1861)
Prince Alexander Golitsyn (1792—1865)
Prince Nikolai Golitsyn (1794—1866)
Princess Sofia Golitsyna (1795—1871)
Princess Tatiana Golitsyna-Potyomkina (1797—1869)
Princess Alexandra Golitsyna (1798—1876)
Princess Irina Golitsyna (1800—1802)

Boris Golitsyn, husband
Yelizaveta, daughter
Sofia, daughter
Tatiana, daughter

References[edit]

Великий князь Николай Михайлович. Петербургский некрополь / Сост. В. Саитов. В 4-х т. - СПб., 1912-1913.- Т.1. - С. 624.
Воспоминания Е. Ю. Хвощинской. — СПб., 1898. — С. 14.
Русские портреты XVIII—XIX столетий. Изд. Вел. Кн. Николая Михайловича. СПб. 1906. Т. II1, вып 1. № 17.