Natalia Pushkina

Natalya Nikolaevna Puschkina - Lanskaja (Russian Наталия Николаевна Пушкина - Ланская, scientific transliteration Natalija Nikolaevna Puškina - Lanskaja, née Goncharova ( Гончарова ). * 27 Augustjul / September 8 1812greg; . † 26 Novemberjul / December 8. 1863greg. ) was the wife of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.

Family and Marriage

Natalia Goncharova was born into a family formerly rich textile and paper manufacturer; her grandfather was knighted by Catherine II. She had five siblings: three brothers and older sisters Alexandrina and Catherine.

At a ball the sixteen learned the thirteen years older than Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) know. The then already famous poet came from an old noble family, but his licentious bachelor life, his lack of wealth as well as his criticism of the government and his years in exile were Natalya's mother hesitation to agree to his proposal of marriage. Finally, they gave up their resistance and on 18 Februarjul. / March 2 1831greg. the wedding took place. Alexander Pushkin dedicated to his wife several poems; already during the engagement period, the sonnet Madonna was created ( 1830).

Marriage

The couple initially settled in Tsarskoye Selo and later in St. Petersburg. 1832 daughter Maria came into the world, who still followed by other three children: son Alexander (* 1833), Grigory (* 1835) and Natalia (* 1836).

Natalya Puschkina was a welcome guest in the salons of St. Petersburg society and perverse in court circles after her husband was appointed gentleman of the bedchamber. This noted, " the court wanted Natalya Nikolaevna dancing in Anitschkow. " The family was plagued by constant financial worries and Pushkin made ​​high debt to finance the lavish lifestyle. In the poem, t'is time, my love, that soon the heart is at rest (1834 ) is his desire to express to escape the life of society. He longed - in stark contrast to his wife - for a simple and above all cheaper life in the country.

Pushkin's duel

Natalia Goncharova Puschkinas sister Katharina married the Frenchman Georges -Charles de Heeckeren d' Anthes, a bodyguard of the Empress Charlotte of Prussia officer. D' Anthes made ​​Natalja before his wedding, but then in a way the farm, attended the Saint Petersburg in the company sensation. Soon circulated anonymous letters and rumors that drew their marital fidelity in doubt. It came to a duel between d' Anthes and his brother Alexander Pushkin. The poet was fatally wounded and died two days later on 29 Januarjul. / February 10 1837greg ..

Widowhood and second marriage

Natalya Puschkina was made ​​responsible for the death of her husband; of the dying Alexander Pushkin had suspected that: " the world will fall upon them." the next few years she lived with her children retired to the estate of their parents in Kaluga. The debt in tremendous amount paid by the Tsar. In addition, Nicholas I 's widow granted a pension, provided for the education of four children and secured the financing of a total edition of Pushkin's works, the proceeds also benefited the widow. Back in St. Petersburg, she married in 1844 Pyotr Petrovich Lanskoy ( 1799-1877 ) and took two more children into the world. She died in 1863 at the age of 51 years.