Princess Ana Gruzinskaya Golitsyna (; 17 August 1763 — 11 October 1842) was a Russian aristocrat of Georgian royal origin.

Early life

She was the daughter of Prince Alexander of Kartli, grandchild of Prince Bakar of Kartli and great-grandchild of King Vakhtang VI of Kartli. She had one brother, Prince Georgy Bagration-Gruzinsky. Her mother, Princess Daria Alexandrovna Menshikova, was the granddaughter of Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, who was the de facto ruler of Russia from 1725 to 1727.

Marriage

Her first marriage was to Alexander Alexandrovitch Litsyn, who died in 1789. The next year, in In 1790, Ana married her third cousin once removed Prince Boris Andreevich Golitsyn, member of the

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, who was a close friend of Georgian general Prince Peter Bagration-Mukhansky (who was also her nephew). Her husband died of a stroke in 1822. She was known for hosting salons.

Death

Ana died on 11 October 1842 in

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, and is buried in Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius.

Children

*Princess Yelizaveta Golitsyna (1790–1870) *Prince Andrei Golitsyn (1791–1861) *Prince Alexander Golitsyn (1792–1865) * Prince Nikolai Golitsyn (1794–1866) *Princess Sofia Golitsyna (1795–1871) * Princess Tatiana Golitsyna-Potyomkina (1797–1869) *Princess Alexandra Golitsyna (1798–1876) *Princess Irina Golitsyna (1800–1802) File:Johann-Baptist Lampi d. Ä. 002.jpg, Boris Golitsyn, husband File:P.F. Sokolov 053.jpg, Yelizaveta, daughter File:Poltorackaya Golitsyna.jpg, Sofia, daughter File:TatyanaPotemkinaNeff.jpg, Tatiana, daughter

References

*Великий князь Николай Михайлович. Петербургский некрополь / Сост. В. Саитов. В 4-х т. - СПб., 1912–1913.- Т.1. - С. 624. *Воспоминания Е. Ю. Хвощинской. — СПб., 1898. — С. 14. *Русские портреты XVIII—XIX столетий. Изд. Вел. Кн. Николая Михайловича. СПб. 1906. Т. II1, вып 1. No. 17. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gruzinskaya-Golitsyna, Ana 1763 births 1842 deaths House of Mukhrani (royal line) Princesses from Georgia (country) 18th-century people from Georgia (country) 19th-century people from Georgia (country) 19th-century women from Georgia (country) Ana Gruzinskaya