Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
| Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | |
|---|---|
 Catherine of Holstein-Beck, painting by Pietro Antonio Rotari | |
| Born | 23 February 1750 |
| Died |
20 December 1811 (aged 61) Berlin |
| Spouse | Iwan Barjatinskij |
| House | House of Oldenburg |
| Father | Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
| Mother | Natalia Nikolaievna Golovin |
Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (23 February 1750 – 20 December 1811) was a daughter of Peter August of Holstein-Beck, who was a Russian field marshal and governor of Estonia, and his second wife, Countess Natalia Golovina.
On 8 January 1767 in Revel, she married Prince Ivan Bariatinsky, the Russian ambassador in France. Their children were: Ivan Ivanovitch, 20th Prince Bariatinski (1772-1825) [1] and Princess Anna Ivanovna Bariatinskaia (1774-1825).[2] Through their son, they are the 5th great-grandparents of Franca Sozzani.
Aleksandr Baryatinsky, the Russian Field Marshal, was her grandson. By the early 1770s, the couple had been separated.
On 29 March 1800, she purchased Friedrichfelde Castle in Berlin from the printer and publisher Georg Jacob Decker the Younger. With permission from the King, she reverted to her maiden name, and as Duchess Catherine of Holstein-Beck, she led a lavish life, with close ties to the royal family. Besides Friedrichfelde Castle, she owned a town house on Pariser Platz.
References
- Theodor Fontane. Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg — "An der Spree, Friedrichsfelde von 1800 bis 1810"