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Grand Duchess of Russia (b. 9 January 1807 {{NS}} in Stuttgart; d. 21 January/2 February 1873 in [[Saint Petersburg]]), born '''''Princess Frederika Charlotte Mariya''''' of Württemberg; known after her marriage as '''''Grand Duchess Yelena Pavlovna''''' (or '''''Elena Pavlovna''''') of Russia (Елена Павловна).

She was the daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg (1785–1852) and his wife Charlotte (1787–1847), raised and educated in [[Paris]]. In 1823, she married the Russian Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich (1798–1849), younger son of Emperor Paul I, and brother to Aleksander I and Nikolay I, and after converting to the Orthodox faith became the Grand Duchess Yelena Pavlovna. After her marriage she became a patroness of several charity organisations, including the Russian Musical Society (RMS), of which she was the president.

Yelena Pavlovna's death at Stuttgart on 21 January 1873 caused the postponement of the premiere of Tchaikovsky's [[Symphony No. 2]] at an RMS concert in [[Moscow]]. The composer's opera ''[[Vakula the Smith]]'' (1874) was dedicated to the Grand Duchess's memory.

==Dedications==
Tchaikovsky's opera ''[[Vakula the Smith]]'', Op. 14 (1874), was dedicated posthumously to the Grand Duchess's memory.

==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Princess_Charlotte_of_Württemberg|Wikipedia]]
* {{viaf|5731793}}

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