, ▁and ▁I ▁love ▁him ▁in ▁return , ▁and ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁my ▁happiness … ▁you ▁can ▁be ▁certain ▁that ▁I ▁love ▁you ▁more ▁than ▁I ▁ever ▁can ▁say ", ▁she ▁added . ▁They ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Princess ▁learned ▁Russian , ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁took ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁trad ed ▁the ▁name ▁Louise ▁Maria ▁August e ▁for ▁Elizabeth ▁Alex e iev na . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁marriage ▁between ▁Ps y che ▁and ▁Cup id ", ▁Catherine ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁L igne . ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁only ▁four teen , ▁her ▁husband ▁a ▁year ▁older . ▁ ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Russia ▁ ▁Very ▁young ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁married , ▁sh y ▁and ▁na ï ve , ▁Elizabeth ▁Alex e iev na ▁was ▁ill - prep ared ▁for ▁her ▁new ▁position . ▁She ▁was ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁spl endor ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁court ▁and ▁fright ened ▁by ▁the ▁v icious ▁intr ig ues ▁w aged ▁there ▁with ▁cold ▁calculation . ▁She ▁was ▁app alled ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁inten se ▁sexual ▁intr ig ues ▁that ▁fl our ished ▁all ▁around ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁court ▁where ▁ad ul tery ▁was ▁an ▁accepted ▁form ▁of ▁entertain ment . ▁The ▁Em press ▁herself ▁set ▁the ▁example ▁for ▁the ▁lic ent ious ▁ways ▁of ▁the ▁court . ▁Catherine '