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Princess Aurora Demidova
Eva Aurora Charlotta Karamzin ( Stjernvall; 1 or 7 August 1808 – 13 May 1902) was a Finnish philanthropist and a lady-in-waiting in the Russian Empire, Imperial Court of Russia. She is better known as Princess Aurora Demidova and Aurora Karamzin, titles that were acquired after her first and second marriages, to Pavel Nikolayevich Demidov and Andrei Karamzin, respectively. Early life She was born in Ulvila, in Saaren Kartano, Finland, into a Swedish-speaking Finnish, Swedish-speaking family. She was the daughter of Carl Johan Stjernvall and his wife, Baroness Eva Gustava von :File:Von_Willebrand-suvun_Vapaaherran_vaakuna.jpg, Willebrand, daughter of Baron Ernst Gustaf von Willebrand and wife Wendla Gustava Wright and related to Adolf Fredrik Munck and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. Her father was a high official in the Grand Duchy of Finland and became the First Governor of the Viipuri Province in 1812. Following Stjernvall's death in 1815, Karamzin's mother remarried and becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulvila
Ulvila (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest city in the country. Ulvila was granted charter as a town by King Albert, King of Sweden, Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365. However, its town privileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town privileges in 2000. Ulvila is located in the regions of Finland, region of Satakunta (region), Satakunta and the provinces of Finland, former province of Western Finland. The town is situated just southeast of the city of Pori along Finnish national road 2, Highway 2. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. The medieval St. Olaf's Church, Ulvila, St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to St. Olaf, who also is portrayed in the arms of the munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
