▁Alex e iev na ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Court ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁representation , ▁but ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁first ▁lady ▁in ▁the ▁Empire ▁was ▁reserved ▁for ▁her ▁mother - in - law , ▁Maria ▁Fe odor ov na , ▁who ▁played ▁a ▁more ▁prominent ▁position ▁than ▁the ▁young ▁em press . ▁For ▁almost ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁Alexander ▁I ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁lived ▁in ▁harm ony , ▁but ▁led ▁separate ▁lives , ▁with ▁both ▁having ▁affairs . ▁She ▁was ▁neither ▁popular ▁in ▁Russia ▁nor ▁much ▁loved ▁by ▁her ▁Roman ov ▁relations . ▁Elizabeth ▁Alex e iev na ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁any ▁major ▁political ▁role , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁reliable ▁supp orter ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁policies . ▁She ▁joined ▁her ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁After ▁many ▁years ▁living ▁apart , ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁Alexander ▁I ▁recon ci led ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁they ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁the ▁happy ▁couple ▁of ▁their ▁youth . ▁As ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁health ▁was ▁frag ile , ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Tag an rog , ▁where ▁Emperor ▁Alexander ▁died ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁Em press ▁Elizabeth ▁died ▁on ▁her ▁return ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁capital , ▁five ▁months ▁after ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Princess ▁of ▁Baden ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Alex e iev na ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kar ls ru he , ▁on ▁ ▁as ▁Princess