An 1864 painting by Konstantin Flavitsky depicts the legend that Tarakanova was killed by a 1777 flood. In reality, she had died in 1775.

Yelizaveta Alekseyevna Tarakanova (c. 1745--December 15 (December 4 Old Style) 1775), was a pretender to the Russian throne who also styled herself Knyaginya Vladimirskaya (Princess of Vladimir), Fräulein Frank or Madame Trémouille Princess Tarakanova being engulfed by the flood in her prison cell (1864, Tretyakov Gallery). ... Princess Tarakanova being engulfed by the flood in her prison cell (1864, Tretyakov Gallery). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, taking force in 45 BC or 709 ab urbe condita. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Population 358,000 (census 2004) Time zone Moscow: UTC+3 Latitude/Longitude 56°09′ N 40°25′ E Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. ...

She claimed to be the daughter of Aleksey Grigorievich Razumovsky and Elizabeth of Russia, reared in St. Petersburg. Even her place of birth, however, is not certain, and her real name is not known. She is known to have traveled to several cities in western Europe. Count A. G. Razumovsky Count Alexei Grigorevich Razumovsky (Алексей Григорьевич Разумовский) (1709–1771), was a Ukrainian Cossack who rose to become lover and, probably, a secret spouse of the Russian Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. ... H.I.M. Yelizaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62) Yelizaveta (Yelisavet) Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т) Петро́вна) (December 29, 1709 - January 5, 1762), also known as Elizabeth, was an Empress of Russia (1741 - 1762) who took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740 - 1748) and the Seven Years... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...

She was eventually arrested in Livorno by Aleksei Grigoryevich Orlov, who had been sent by the Empress Catherine to seduce and retrieve her, and brought to Russia in February of 1775. She was imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress, where she died of tuberculosis that December. Livorno, sometimes in English Leghorn, (population 170,000) is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. ... Count Aleksey Grigoryevich Orlov (5 October 1737 (Sept 24 Old Style) _ 5 January Russian naval fleet in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74, which was used to instigate the Orlov Revolt. ... H.I.M. Ekaterina II Aleksejevna the Great, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to... The Peter and Paul Fortress (Петропавловская крепость) is in St. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ...