Background
She was born in Constantinople in 1800 and she was the daughter of the scholar and officer in the Danubian Principalities, Nicholas First Rate (at Lloyd's).
She was born in Constantinople in 1800 and she was the daughter of the scholar and officer in the Danubian Principalities, Nicholas First Rate (at Lloyd's).
Her son was Charilaos Trikoupis, also a prime minister. Mavrokordatos(1744–1818) and Smaragda Karatza. Her uncle was the ruler (hospodar) of Wallachia, John Caradja.
From that marriage, she had four children: Aglaïa (1830–1842), Charilaos (1832–1896), Othon (1833–1844) and Sophia (1838–1916).
She died on 15 July 1871 in the Trikoupis villa in Aegina from drowning. She was buried in the First Cemetery of Athens in the family tomb of the Trikoupis family.
She was famous for her stature, kindness and education which she acquired after adulthood, learning among other things, French. In the National Historical Museum, among the exhibits, there is a wallet of Charilaos Trikoupis which includes a photo of Aikaterini.