It was said that he was not handsome but Ekaterina cared for him deeply, and his death in 1812, due to typhoid fever, was a very severe shock to her.
S-a spus despre el că nu era frumos însă Ecaterina s-a îngrijit de el iar moartea soțului ei în 1812 ca urmare a febrei tifoide a întristat-o profund.