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Princess Alexandra Petrovna Golitsyna ((ロシア語:Александра Петровна Голицына, ''née'' Протасова); 1774—1842) 1774-1842) was a maid of honour and historian of the Russian noble Protasov family. Sister to Moscow aristocrat and writer Catherine Rostopchin and maid of honour and dame of the Order of Saint Catherine Vera Vasilchikova, she was the mother of five, including Peter Gallitzin, and the grandmother of the Roman Catholic missionary, Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin who published her writing posthumously. ==Early life and family== Alexandra was the daughter of a senator, Lieutenant-General Pyotr Stepanovich Protasov (1730 - 1794), and his wife Anna Ivanovna (1750 - 1782). She and her four sisters were orphaned early in life and were raised by their aunt, Anna Protasov, a chambermaid of some note, and a personal friend of the Empress Catherine II, who was under the care of Madame de Pont. Protasov gave her nieces a great education by the standards of the time: the studies focused on foreign languages, including Latin, Greek, and Russian. They were also taught Russian history and religion. At the request of their aunt, the sisters, one still unmarried at the time of the Coronation of Alexander I of Russia, each received the title of Countess. Alexandra's four sisters whom were orphaned with her: * Catherine Rostopchin (1776 - 1859), aristocrat and writer, who married Moscow Governor-General Fyodor Rostopchin. * Varvara Petrovna, unmarried at the time of her death. * Vera Vasilchikova (1780 - 1814), maid of honour and dame of the Order of Saint Catherine who was the first wife of later-Prince Hilarion Vasilyevich Vasilchikov. * Anna Petrovna, married Count Bartholomew Vasilyevich Tolstoy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexandra Petrovna Golitsyna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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