Maria Naryshkina
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Maria Dmitrievna Naryshkina (1779 - 1854), born Princess Maria Swiatopolk - Czetwertynska was the wife of Dmitry Lvovich Naryshkin (a hofmeister), the mistress of Tsar Alexander I of Russia who had three illegitimate children by him.
Their children were:
- Zenaida Naryshkina (18 May 1810).
- Sophia Naryshkina (1808 - 18 June 1824).
- Emanuel Naryshkin (30 July 1813 - 31 December 1901).
She was the Polish mistress of Alexander for 13 years, since he was 19. Alexander left her at the end of his life and went back to his wife Louise of Baden who suffered his infidelity and neglect for years.