Elim Meshchersky

Elim Petrovich Meshchersky
Born(1808-10-26)26 October 1808
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died2 October 1844(1844-10-02) (aged 35)
Paris, France
SpouseVarvara Stepanovna Zhikhareva
IssueMaria Meshcherskaya
FatherPyotr Sergeevich Meshchersky
MotherEkaterina Ivanovna Chernysheva
Occupation

Prince Elim Petrovich Meshchersky (Russian: Эли́м Петро́вич Меще́рский; 26 October 1808 – 2 October 1844) was a Russian diplomat, poet, who wrote mainly in French. He was engaged in the translation of Russian literature into French. He compiled the posthumously published anthology Les poètes russes ("Russian poets", Paris, 1846). His daughter, Mariya Meshcherskaya, became the lover of the future Alexander III, before his marriage.

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