Catherine the GreatCatherine II (born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 in Stettin - 17 November 1796 in Saint Petersburg), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was empress regnant of All Russia from 1762 until 1796 - the country's longest-ruling female leader. |
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... child . " " Almost no contemporaries considered this child to be the son of the heir to the throne . It is true that as he grew up , Paul was to show some resemblance to Peter : he too would be ugly . Yet when one compares their ...
... child . " " Almost no contemporaries considered this child to be the son of the heir to the throne . It is true that as he grew up , Paul was to show some resemblance to Peter : he too would be ugly . Yet when one compares their ...
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... child and " would have been very ill received , " she says . A curious scruple on the part of the young mother who had been suddenly deprived of the child to whom she had just given birth ! Can concern for etiquette be so strong as to ...
... child and " would have been very ill received , " she says . A curious scruple on the part of the young mother who had been suddenly deprived of the child to whom she had just given birth ! Can concern for etiquette be so strong as to ...
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... child that the Czarina's enemies would place their hopes ? Of course it was out of the question for her to do away with him too . She loved him , in her own way , and was sincerely alarmed at his least indisposition . But she was a ...
... child that the Czarina's enemies would place their hopes ? Of course it was out of the question for her to do away with him too . She loved him , in her own way , and was sincerely alarmed at his least indisposition . But she was a ...
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