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Matryona Balk
Matryona Ivanovna
Balk
, was a
Russian
courtier
. She was a
lady-in-waiting
and
confidant
of
Catherine I of Russia
,
Ober-Hofmeisterin
of
Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia
and
sister
of
Anna Mons
. She was
accused
in
1718
for having assisted the
empress
in her
love affair
with
Willem Mons
.
