Prince Dolgorouky

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-03-05

Identity

Russian prince seen walking with Prince Wittgenstein on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.

Diary References

1874

• March 5: Marie spots him as "un personnage intéressant" (an interesting character) walking with Wittgenstein at the Promenade.

Context

• Member of the ancient Dolgorukov princely family
• Part of Russian aristocratic community in Nice
• Associates with Wittgenstein
• Marie considers him noteworthy enough to mention
• Represents the Russian nobility on the Riviera

Research Notes

• Dolgorukov/Dolgorouky is one of Russia's oldest princely families
• Multiple branches and members would have been in Nice
• Need to identify specific prince from this period