DOLGORUKOVA CATHERINE: (1847-1922) Mistress of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. Catherine and Alexander II had three ...

DOLGORUKOVA CATHERINE: (1847-1922) Mistress of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. Catherine and Alexander II had three children before they formed a morganatic marriage after the death of Empress Marie of Hesse. A lengthy A.L by Dolgorukova, four pages, 8vo, Hamburg, 7th June 1869, to the Emperor Alexander II, in French, with few sentences in Cyrillic. A very intimate letter, Dolgorukova stating in part `Oh! My angel, I love you and cannot reconcile with the thought that I will not see you again before four long months, this breaks my heart… This nervous state reflects over my sleeping , and this night for example I was all the time awakening under the impression of having assisted to the last moments before the death of my poor mother..´ further saying `Today it is 2 years since the assassination attempt, on the carriage, feeling rage.. Oh, how good it was to found yourself in the arms of the person who gives sense to your life, your only support. Alas! Now everything seems insupportable and sad and it is the third time we have to separate.. I would like to get asleep and only wake up on 1st of October, on your arms, my ideal, my all, Oh! what a terrible and long test full of torments so hard to stand..´ A letter of interesting content. VG £600-900 Dolgorukova refers to the 6th June 1867 assassination attempt against Alexander II while in Paris with Napoleon III and his sons during the World Fair.