Kuka päivitti Dorothea von Medem?

Countess Anna Charlotte Dorothea von Medem (3 February 1761 – 20 August 1821) was born a Gräfin (Countess) of the noble Baltic German Medem family and later became Duchess of Courland. Popularly known as Dorothea of Courland after her marriage to Peter von Biron, the last Duke of Courland, she hosted an aristocratic salon in Berlin and performed various diplomatic duties on behalf of her estranged husband. She would spend the rest of her life in her estate in Löbichgau, where she would invite and host many important political and cultural figures of the time and make many acquaintances, ranging from Goethe over Napoleon I of France to Talleyrand, the latter of whom she was reportedly very close.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (2. helmikuuta 1754 – 17. toukokuuta 1838) oli ranskalainen diplomaatti, joka toimi Ludvig XVI:n alaisuudessa, Ranskan Suuren vallankumouksen, direktoraatin, konsulaatin ja heinäkuun monarkian aikana. Hänet tunnettiin yleisesti vain nimellä Talleyrand.