The examinations ruled out the possibility of poisoning, rumours of which surfaced in the years following her death. Marriage plans after Alexandra Pavlovna's death In early 1803, Archduke Joseph visited his late wife's family on his former mother-in-law's invitation. It was clear that part of the reason for the invitation was to arrange a new marriage for him. Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna wanted him to wed her older sister, Princess Amalia of Baden, a plan supported by the new emperor, Alexander I. Amalia was known for her kindness and goodness but not her beauty, and Joseph was not attracted to her, deciding early on that he would refuse her. For her part, the princess did not like Joseph's personality. Empress Elizabeth persuaded Empress Dowager Maria to try to convince the archduke to marry Amalie, as she had great influence over him. Joseph did not want to offend his mother-in-law, and waited for weeks before openly rejecting the idea. During his stay, he grew attached to his fifteen-year-old sister-in-law, Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna, who had been promised to Electoral Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. However, he knew how strict the Orthodox church was about keeping incest laws prohibiting marriage between siblings-in-law, and thus did not formally propose. Some time later, the palatine considered Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, as his fiancée when her engagement to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia had just been broken off, but there is no further information on why this plan never materialised. In November 1803, there were some signs that the emperor might agree to the marriage between his sister Catherine and the palatine, who then asked Empress Dowager Maria and received a final negative answer. In 1804, he attempted to find a bride from Bavaria, but decided not to risk proposing because of French disapproval. The archduke would see Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna two more times: first, in 1809, when she travelled through Hungary on her way to marry Duke George of Oldenburg. The palatine escorted her through the country. In 1815, by when Catherine Pavlovna herself had also been widowed, they met again at the Congress of Vienna. Contemporary rumour suspected that the two would now revisit their old marriage plans, but there were no signs of this. Archduke Joseph married someone else that year, and Catherine married King William I of Württemberg and died in 1819. Second marriage After