Hedvig Elizabeth von Biron [SEP] mother
Hedvig Elizabeth von Biron
Hedvig Elizabeth von Biron of Courland (1727–1797), was a princess of Courland and a Russian courtier, daughter of the Duke of Courland, Ernst Johann von Biron, and Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha gt Treyden, and the sister of Peter von Biron. She was the Ober-Hofmeisterin of the Empress Elizabeth of Russia and an influential person at the Russian court.
Life.
Hedvig Elizabeth was given an education under the protection of Empress Anna of Russia. When her father became Duke of Courland
death, which Benigna shared with Biron. They had three children together, a son, Peter, prince of Courland, a son Karl Ernst von Biron (1728–1801) and a daughter, Hedvig Elizabeth.
In 1730, Anna was elevated to the Russian throne. Biron and his wife moved to Moscow, where both of them retaining their position as adviser and lady-in-waiting, and received many honours and riches. At Anna's coronation (19 May 1730), Biron was appointed grand chamberlain, made a