, ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Charles ▁Louis , ▁Her edit ary ▁Prince ▁of ▁Baden , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Land gra v ine ▁Am al ie ▁of ▁H esse - D arm stadt . ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁close , ▁warm ▁family ▁environment ▁in ▁Kar ls ru he ▁during ▁the ▁long ▁reign ▁of ▁her ▁grand father ▁Charles ▁Frederick , ▁Mar gra ve ▁of ▁Baden . ▁ ▁Princess ▁Louise ▁came ▁to ▁Russia ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁ ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Em press ▁Catherine ▁II ▁of ▁Russia ▁as ▁a ▁b ride ▁for ▁her ▁el dest ▁grand son , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Alexander ▁Pav lov ich ▁of ▁Russia , ▁the ▁future ▁Ts ar ▁Alexander ▁I . ▁Louise ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁took ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁trad ed ▁the ▁name ▁Louise ▁Maria ▁for ▁Elizabeth ▁Alex e iev na . ▁She ▁married ▁Alexander ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁fifteen ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁four teen . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁happy . ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁beautiful , ▁but ▁sh y ▁and ▁with dra wn . ▁She ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁but ▁both ▁died ▁in ▁early ▁child hood . ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁her ▁father - in - law , ▁Ts ar ▁Paul ▁I , ▁Elizabeth ▁supported ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁policies ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁Paul ’ s ▁assass ination . ▁ ▁As ▁em press ▁cons ort , ▁Elizabeth