She was an art collector and President of the Imperial Academy of Arts of Saint Petersburg. Born in Pavlovsk. Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) (1759–1828) – the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. Owner of Pavlovsk between 1788 and 1828. Died in Pavlovsk. Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851–1926) – queen consort of King George I of Greece and briefly in 1920, queen regent of Greece. The great-grandmother of Queen Sofia of Spain, the paternal grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the great-grandmother of Charles III. Born in Pavlovsk. Georg von Cancrin (1774–1845) – writer and statesman, General and Minister of Finances, died in Pavlovsk. Eugene Lanceray (1875–1946) – Russian graphic artist, painter, sculptor, mosaicist, and illustrator, born in Pavlovsk. Aleksandr Nikitenko (1804–1877) – literature critic and historian, academician of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Died in Pavlovsk. Leonid Yanush (1897–1978) – a painter who lived in Pavlovsk between 1912 and 1927. References Bibliography External links Official website about the Pavlovsk palace Pavlovsk Palace Pavlovsk Palace and Park – by Kuchumov Pavlovsk – information on garden history and design Autumnal views of Pavlovsk The Pavlovsk Park views Photo (1024x768). The Pavlovsk Palace. Photo (1024x768). The Pavlovsk Park. Cities and towns under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg Pushkinsky District, Saint Petersburg Tsarskoselsky Uyezd Neoclassical architecture in Russia Palaces in Saint Petersburg Royal residences in Russia Populated places established in the 18th century 18th-century establishments in Russia