Resources on Maria and Paul's grand tour of Europe from Russian archives

Archival resources for the Grand tour

1. Letters of Maria’s guide in Rome Iogann Friedrich Reiffenstein

Moscow, Russian State historical archive (RGIA), fund 789, op.1, ed.

2. “Nachertaniye puteshestviya”

The original of the printed list of towns that Maria and Paul visited and hotels where they stayed.

Moscow, Russian state Military history archive (Rossiyskiy Gosudarstvenniy Voenno-istoricheskiy arkhiv ) , F. VUA d.235, op.1., l. 1-10

3. Reports of the Russian ambassador in Vienna to Catherine the Great about Mari and Paul's visit

Relyatsii polnomochnogo ministra v Vene D.M.Golitsina k Ekaterine II. 1 November-29 December 1781

Moscow, Archive of foreign policy of the Russian empire (Arkhiv vneshnei politiki Rossiyskoi imperii), f.32 , op.32/6 (and 31/6), d.640, l.50-51ob (and 57ob)

f.32, op 31/6, d.640, l.81ob.-82, 84, 94ob, 100ob, 103, 105, 107ob.

f.32, op.31/6, d.640, l.69

f.32, op.31/5, d.640, l.68-69, 78ob, 84, 105

f.32 op. 32/6, d.655, l.7-13ob.

4. Papers that relate to the visit of Maria Fedorovna and Paul to Austria in 1781

“Bumagi, otnosyashiyesya do puteshestviya Ikh Imperatorskikh Visochestv Velikogo knyazya Pavla Petrovicha i velikoi knyagini Marii Fedorovny v Avstrii v 1781

Moscow, The State Archive of Russian Federation (GARF), fund 728., OP.1., ed.khr. 273

5. Descriptions of Maria and Paul’s trip from the Saint Petersburg vedomosti newspaper

St. Petersburg, Russian National library

Sankt-Peterburgskiye  vedomosti, 1781, 17 December – 31 December, number  101-105

Sankt-Peterburgskiye  vedomosti, 1782, 11 January, number 3, p.21

6.Esipov G.V. , “On the trip of Paul Petrovich around Europe. 1781-1782”

 Esipov G.V., “O puteshestvii velikogoknyazya Pavla Petrovicha po Evrope.1781-1782 gg.

Moscow, the State Archive of Russian Federation (GARF), f.926, op.1., ed.khr. `195

7. Ursini di Rosenberg, “The Grand duke Pavel Petrovich in Venice with his wife”

Translated by Maikov, P.M. Velikiy knyaz’ Pavel Petrovich v g. Venetsii so svoeyu suprugoyu. 15 Noyabrya  1916

Saint Petersburg, Pushkinski dom, f.265. op.2, n4092, l.5ob and 5ob

8. Letters of Paul to Catherine the Great

A letter from 10/21 May 1782

Moscow, The Russian State archive of ancient documents (RGADA), f.1, op.1, ed.khr.2, l.6-10

9. Reports to Catherine the Great about Maria and Paul’s stay in Paris. Can be useful for establishing a schedule.

a) Relyatsii iz Parizha Ekaterine II ot polnomochnogo ministra knyazya Baryatinskogo. 17 April – 28 June 1782

Moscow, Archive of the foreign policy of the Russian Empire (AVPRI), f. 93, op.93/6, d. 380, l.7.

b) Baryatinsky I.S., Doneseniya knyazya I.S.Baryatinskogo o puteshestvii ikh imperatorskikh visochestv Pavla Petrovicha s suprugoyu vo Frantsiyu 1782 goda//GARF f.926. op.1 d.459

Moscow, The State archive of Russian Federation (GARF), F.926., OP.1., ed.khr. 459, l.58 and 91 and 25  and 120

Arkhiv Vneshnei politiki Rossiyskoi imperii. Snosheniya Rossii s Frantsiyei. Op.93/6, delo 380, l.23ob-24

L 105ob

10. “On Pavel Petroch’s overseas trip”

“O vozvrashenii velikogo knyazya Pavla Petrovicha v Rossiyu iz zagranichnogo puteshestviya 1776 i o puteshestvii ego za granitsu

Moscow, Archive of ancient documents (RGADA), f.2, op.1, ed.khr. 106 +

Saltikov, N.I., Doneseniya Nikolaya Ivanovicha Saltikova vo vremya puteshestviya ikh imperatorskhikh vosochestv v chuzhikh krayakh 1782 goda, L.3-87

11. Map of the trip of Counts  du Nord

The State Historical museum

GIM –GO-890/1

12. Gazette de France. Du vendredi. 1782, 24 Mai

13. Archives des Affaires Etrangeres. Correspondance politique Russie. 1783 vol 110 F24

Vincent – Veraque 12 January 1783

+vol 111 F 60  Veraque to Vincent 19 July 1783

14.National archives in Moscow, fond 4, delo 117

Letters from Catherine the Great to Maria Fedorovna during their overseas voyage

15. Russian ambassador’s report about Maria and Paul’s stay in Chantilly 

GARF, f.652, op.1, d.754, l.1-2