Princess Elizabeth (Elizaveta) Esperovna Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya, later Princess Trubetskaya (Russian: Елизавета Эсперовна Трубецкая; 20 November 1834 – 30 March 1907, Saint Petersburg), was a Russian noblewoman, lady-in-waiting and a salonist.
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Early life
Elizaveta Esperovna, nicknamed Lise, was born on 20 November 1834 in Saint Petersburg into the ancient House of Belosselsky-Belozersky. She was the eldest daughter of Prince Esper Beloselsky-Belozersky (1802–1846) and the maid of honour Elena (Helena) Pavlovna Bibikova (1812–1888).
Her aunt, singer and composer Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna Volkonskaya Beloselskaya (1789–1862), was at one time the owner of a famous literary salon, which was visited by famous writers Mitskevich, Baratynsky, Venevitinov, DeVitte, A.S. Pushkin also visited there.
Court life
Elizaveta was the maid of honour of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna. In 1859, her portrait was painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.