Elizabeth Alexeievna | |
---|---|
![]() Portrait by Madame Le Brun, 1795. The Empress later sent this portrait as a gift to her mother. | |
Empress consort of Russia | |
Tenure | 24 March 1801 – 1 December 1825 |
Coronation | 15 September 1801 |
Born | Princess Louise Marie Auguste of Baden 24 January 1779 Karlsruhe, Margraviate of Baden, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 16 May 1826 Belyov, Russian Empire | (aged 47)
Spouse | |
House | Zähringen |
Father | Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden |
Mother | Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Religion | Russian Orthodox prev. Lutheran |
Elizabeth Alexeievna (Russian: Елизавета Алексеевна; 24 January [O.S. 13 January] 1779 – 16 May [O.S. 4 May] 1826), born Princess Louise of Baden (German: Luise Marie Auguste von Baden), was Empress of Russia during her marriage to Emperor Alexander I.