▁keep ▁a ▁hold ▁on ▁a ▁rest less ▁and ▁soul ▁tort ured ▁man ▁such ▁as ▁her ▁husband . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁Alexander ▁began ▁a ▁love ▁affair ▁that ▁would ▁continue ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁fifteen ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁Polish ▁Princess ▁Maria ▁C zet wert yn ska , ▁wife ▁of ▁Prince ▁D mit ri ▁N ary sh kin . ▁Princess ▁Maria ▁N ary sh k ina ▁fla unted ▁her ▁l ia ison ▁at ▁Court ▁in ▁a ▁t ast eless , ▁bl at ant ▁fashion . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Alex e iev na , ▁for ▁her ▁part , ▁found ▁sol ace ▁in ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Adam ▁Cz art ory ski , ▁who ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁Russia ▁at ▁Alexander ▁I ' s ▁asc ension ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁This ▁l ia ison ▁ended ▁when ▁she ▁started ▁a ▁love ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁hand some ▁staff ▁captain , ▁Alex is ▁Ok hot nik ov ▁( 1 7 8 0 – 1 8 0 7 ). ▁All ▁the ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Alex is ▁Ok hot nik ov ▁( and ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁di aries ) ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Nicholas ▁I ▁after ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁affair ▁with ▁Ok hot nik ov ▁had ▁a ▁trag ic ▁end . ▁The ▁staff ▁captain , ▁who ▁suffered ▁from ▁t uber cul osis , ▁retired ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁w ors ened ▁health ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁apparently ▁rum ored ▁later ▁that ▁Alexander ▁I ▁or ▁his ▁brother ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Konst antin ▁had ▁ordered