Prince Tchetvertinski

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-05 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-02-22

Identity

Russian prince who reminds Marie strongly of someone named Chilovski in his manner of speaking. Present at the Masséna charity sale in February 1874.

Diary References

1874

• February 22: At the Masséna charity sale. Marie notes he is "Chilovski tout à fait, la même manière de parler" (exactly like Chilovski, the same way of speaking). Marie finds his name too long and decides to simply call him "le prince." Woerman tries to make Bec jealous by staying near Marie, almost making her blush about Tchetvertinski.

Context

• Russian nobility in Nice
• Has distinctive speaking manner reminiscent of Chilovski
• Marie finds his long name cumbersome
• Unwittingly becomes part of Woerman's jealousy games
• Present at charity events
• Part of the younger generation at social events

Marriage to a Souvoroff daughter

On 15 August 1875 Marie hears that «la fille de la princesse Souvoroff épouse le prince Tchetvertinsky qui a cent mille roubles de rente. Magnifique parti !» (039.0066, merged entry PRINCE_TCHETVERTINSKY), and on 18 January 1877 at Nice «la princesse [Souvoroff] ... nous a présenté son gendre, le prince Tchetwertinsky» (068.0718). He is the prince of Nice in 1874 who was always with the Souvoroffs (017.0091 «la princesse Souvoroff avec sa fille ... le prince et le comte»), so the son-in-law is the same man (0.85). No first name or genealogy has been found (en.wikipedia «Czetwertyński family» for the surname only).