Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov was a Russian soldier and statesman. His official titles included generalissimo, prince of the Russian Empire, duke of Izhora, prince of the Holy Roman Empire, an
Portrait, 18th century
Portrait of Menshikov by Michiel van Musscher (1698)
Portrait of Menshikov; c. 1716 to 1720
Menshikov's eldest daughter, Princess Maria who was engaged to the future Peter II of Russia but followed her father into exile. Portrait by Johann Gottfried Tannauer
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Catherine I was Empress of Russia from 8 February 1725 until her death in 1727. She was previously empress consort of Russia from 1721 to 1725 as the second wife of Peter the Great, and tsaritsa conso
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
…the Neva and the Gulf of Finland he was appointed the first Governor of the newly established Saint Petersburg. It was during this time, that the young Catherine I of Russia had entered Menshikov's household as a servant. There are no confirmed accounts that she was Menshikov's mistress, however she later became the mistress…
Portrait, 1717
Interior of their log cabin
Their small wooden palace in Strelna, designed by Le Blond around 1714, had a botanical garden
First Winter Palace by Alexey Zubov