Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov
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Ivan Nikolajevich Rimsky-Korsakov, né
Korsav (29 June 1754, Saint Petersburg
, Russian Empire
– 31 July 1831, Saint Petersburg
, Russian Empire
) was a Russian courtier and lover of Catherine the Great from 1778 to 1779.
Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov was presented to Catherine by Potemkin
after having been tested by Praskovja Bruce. Catherine called him Pyrrhus because of his classic beauty, his singing and his violin
playing. In 1779, Catherine caught him being unfaithful with Praskovja Bruce. It is believed that she was directed to the right room by Aleksandra von Engelhardt
on the order of Potemkin, who wished for the fall of both Rimsky-Korsakov and Bruce. This caused both Rimsky-Korsakov and Bruce to lose their positions at court.
Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov lived the rest of his life in Brattsevo near Moscow
in a relationship with the married Countess Stroganova, née Princess Ekaterina Petrovna Trubetskaya, with whom he had four children (Varvara, Vladimir, Vassily and Sophia) who were given the name Ladomirsky (the name of an extinct Polish noble family) and were ennobled by Imperial Ukaze on November 11, 1798. Varvara Ivanovna Ladomirsky married Ivan Dimitrievich Narishkin and was the great-great-grandmother of Prince Felix Yussupov.
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Korsav (29 June 1754, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
– 31 July 1831, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
) was a Russian courtier and lover of Catherine the Great from 1778 to 1779.
Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov was presented to Catherine by Potemkin
Potemkin
Potemkin is a Russian surname which derives from the word Потёмка Potyomka meaning "dark". It may refer to:People*Prince Grigory Potyomkin, statesman and lover of Catherine the Great...
after having been tested by Praskovja Bruce. Catherine called him Pyrrhus because of his classic beauty, his singing and his violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
playing. In 1779, Catherine caught him being unfaithful with Praskovja Bruce. It is believed that she was directed to the right room by Aleksandra von Engelhardt
Aleksandra von Engelhardt
Aleksandra von Engelhardt , also known as Sasjenka and Countess Branicka, was a Russian noble. She was the niece, confidant and likely the lover of Grigory Potyomkin, and the favourite and lady-in-waiting of Catherine the Great....
on the order of Potemkin, who wished for the fall of both Rimsky-Korsakov and Bruce. This caused both Rimsky-Korsakov and Bruce to lose their positions at court.
Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov lived the rest of his life in Brattsevo near Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in a relationship with the married Countess Stroganova, née Princess Ekaterina Petrovna Trubetskaya, with whom he had four children (Varvara, Vladimir, Vassily and Sophia) who were given the name Ladomirsky (the name of an extinct Polish noble family) and were ennobled by Imperial Ukaze on November 11, 1798. Varvara Ivanovna Ladomirsky married Ivan Dimitrievich Narishkin and was the great-great-grandmother of Prince Felix Yussupov.