Historical FigureFemale
Mathilde Kschessinska
1872 – 1971
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMathilde-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinska, also known as Princess Romanovskaya-Krasinskaya upon her marriage, was a Polish-Russian ballerina from the noble Krzesiński family. Her father, Felix Kschessinsky, and her brother and sister danced in Saint Petersburg. She was a mistress of the future Emperor Nicholas II of Russia before his marriage, and later the wife of his cousin Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia. She was known in the West as Mathilde Kschessinska or Matilda Kshesinskaya.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
August 19, 1872
Ligovo
Date of death
June 7, 1971
16th arrondissement of Paris
Citizenship
Russian Empire · France
Occupations & fields
ballet dancerballet teacherdancerdance teacher
Awards & honours
Meritorious artist of the Imperial Theatresprima ballerina assoluta
- Field and occupation
- ruská primabalerína
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