Elizabeth Divov

Elizabeth Divov, also known as Elizaveta Petrovna Divova (Russian: Елизавета Петровна Дивова; née Buturlina; 1762–1813),[1] was a Russian courtier.

[2][3][4] Her father was Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Boutourlin (Buturlin), and her mother was Maria Romanovna Vorontsova.

[7] She served as lady-in-waiting to empress Catherine the Great, and was married in 1784 to Adrian Divov.

[7] In 1792, Divov visited Sweden with her husband, and became known for her involvement in political plots during her stay.

[8] Her house in St. Petersburg, called Little Koblenz, was known as a haven for French émigrés.

Portrait by Anton Graff , 1794