Matryona Ivanovna Balk (; ) was a courtier in Russia.
[Балк, Матрена Ивановна // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — СПб.—М., 1896—1918.]
Biography
Born into the Dutch
Mons family, Modesta was the sister of
Peter the Great
Peter I (, ;
– ), better known as Peter the Great, was the Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia, Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned j ...
's long-time mistress
Anna Mons and
Willem Mons
Willem Mons (1688 – 26 November 1724) was private secretary to Catherine I of Russia.
Early life
Born in 1688 into the Dutch Mons family, Willem was the brother of Peter the Great's long-time mistress Anna Mons, lady in waiting Matryona Balk, ...
, private secretary and alleged lover of
Catherine I
Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova (born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; – ) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Emperor of all the Russias, Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1 ...
.
She was a lady-in-waiting and confidant of
Catherine I of Russia
Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova (born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; – ) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727.
Life as a servant
Onl ...
,
Ober-Hofmeisterin of
Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia and sister of
Anna Mons. She was accused in 1718 for having assisted the empress in her love affair with her brother,
Willem Mons
Willem Mons (1688 – 26 November 1724) was private secretary to Catherine I of Russia.
Early life
Born in 1688 into the Dutch Mons family, Willem was the brother of Peter the Great's long-time mistress Anna Mons, lady in waiting Matryona Balk, ...
.
She was the mother of
Natalia Lopukhina, famous for the Lopukhina affair.
Sources
*Балк, Матрена Ивановна // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — СПб.—М., 1896—1918.
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18th-century deaths
Ladies-in-waiting of the Tsardom of Russia
State Ladies from the Russian Empire