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Dorothea von Biron

1793–1862 · 19th century · Also known as Dorothea, Duchess of Sagan, Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duchess of Dino

Dorothea von Biron was the youngest daughter of Peter von Biron, Duke of Courland. She married Edmond de Talleyrand-Périgord, nephew of the French statesman Talleyrand, and became the elder Talleyrand's companion and hostess, notably at the Congress of Vienna and in London. Known as the Duchess of Dino, she later lived in Silesia and became Duchess of Sagan in the 1840s.

Dorothea von Biron
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