ary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁family . ▁ ▁Life ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Prince ▁Ivan ▁Tr ub et sko y ▁and ▁Ir ina ▁N ary sh k ina ▁and ▁cousin ▁of ▁Nik ita ▁Tr ub et sko y . ▁She ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Prince ▁Dim it rie ▁Cant em ir ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 7 , ▁and ▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁to ▁Land gra ve ▁Ludwig ▁Gr uno ▁of ▁H esse - Hom burg , ▁a ▁German ▁prince ▁in ▁Russian ▁service . ▁ ▁Both ▁during ▁her ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁marriage , ▁she ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁leading ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Imperial ▁court ▁and ▁arist ocr atic ▁life , ▁and ▁often ▁hosted ▁the ▁monarch s ▁as ▁guests ▁in ▁her ▁home . ▁As ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁foreign ▁royal , ▁she ▁had ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁foreign ▁prin cess ▁in ▁the ▁cer emon ial ▁court ▁protocol , ▁ranked ▁first ▁after ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁family ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁visible ▁and ▁public ▁role ▁in ▁court ▁life . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁D ame ▁of ▁St ▁Catherine ▁and ▁lady ▁in ▁waiting ▁to ▁Em press ▁Elizabeth . ▁She ▁left ▁for ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁until ▁ 1 7 5 1 , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁phil anth rop ist . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Рус ские ▁по рт ре ты ▁XVIII ▁и ▁XIX ▁сто ле тий . ▁/ ▁И зда ние ▁ве л . ▁к н . ▁Никола я ▁Михай лови ча . ▁— ▁ 1