Title: The princess and the politicians
Subtitle: sex, intrigue and diplomacy, 1812-40
First published: 2005
Description: Princess Dorothea Lieven was wife to the Russian ambassador in London from 1812 to 1840. As a woman, she was debarred from having any formal power in the world of European diplomacy. But as a Baltic Russian, brought up under the harsh regime of Catherine the Great, Dorothea Lieven was not meant to be the power behind any man: it was centre stage she craved.
Subjects: Politics and government, Foreign relations, Ambassadors' spouses, Relations with men, Biography, Ambassadors, Russia (federation), politics and government, Europe, politics and government, 1815-1848, Russia (federation), foreign relations, Europe, foreign relations
Places: Russia, Europe
People: Dorothea Lieven Princess (1785-1857), Dorothea Lieven Princess (1785-1856)
Time periods: 1801-1917, 1815-1848
LC classification: DK190.6.L5 C53 2005