Baroness sofia nikolaevna staal von holstein (1814-1893), daughter of nikolai alexandrovich shatilov (1788-1841) and varvara alexandrovna alyabyeva (1796-1860); niece of the composer a. A. Alyabyev; since 1832, the wife of colonel of the life guards grodno hussar regiment baron a. K. Staal von holstein (1802-1893). According to the memoirs of contemporaries, "she was a beauty in the full sense of the word, smart, flirtatious and drove our entire regiment crazy. ". Date: 1859.
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