#catherine ii

[crazykotyara12]

Baby, I'm so sorry.

[ciderbird]

on the whole topic of Alexander being a “good christian boy” and no sex before marriage… this is another one of my problems with Catherine II because it was precisely for that reason that she married him off at such a young age. He was barely 15 and his fiancée was a year younger, and they hardly even knew each other before getting engaged. Even by the standards of the time (and especially for a male heir) this is a bit too early. But Catherine wanted her perfect grandson to be tied down as soon as possible for she feared he’d be tempted astray (that didn’t stop her however from sending her maid of honor to ‘teach him the ways of love’ as soon as he hit puberty, not to mention her own endless liaisons of which Sasha was a frequent witness).

This early marriage was apparently so traumatic some historians even sight it as the reason for his premature deafness (and possible impotence). One thing is sure — his early sexual experiences had a big impact on his psyche and set a precedent for his weird relationships with women later on

[rusurrone]

[ersh-of-history]

finally, some good quality content

[lichozestudni]

anyway, Pope Francis is dumb as hell, he praises Russia's anti-Catholic, barbaric history.

russians: persecute catholics and destroy their country (e.g. after they invaded poland, they closed many roman catholic churches and turned them into orthodox churches, they did not allow people to build catholic churches, they persecuted priests, they hanged many priests who were against russian occupation, Tsarina Catherine personally forbade any contact with Rome, Nicholas I closed many monasteries, churches in poland (1832), he stole their property (1842), he sent many priests to forced labour, e.g. they sent many to Siberia for hard labor, + they especially hated and persecuted greek catholics/byzantine rite catholics)

Pope Francis: what a wonderful legacy 😍

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[costumeloverz71]

Princess Sophia Frederica, Catherine II (Marlene Dietrich) Black embroidered gown.. The Scarlet Empress (1934).. Costume by Travis Banton.

[royal-confessions]

“Catherine the great is a badass” - Submitted by Anonymous

[yorikuro]

Their relationship was such a mess

I'll probably post less in the next couple of weeks since college is killing me

[royalty-nobility]

Catherine the Great

Artist: Fedor Stepanovich Rokotov (Russian, 1736-1808)

Date: 1763

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Catherine the Great

Catherine II (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III. Under her long reign, inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment, Russia experienced a renaissance of culture and sciences, which led to the founding of many new cities, universities, and theatres, along with large-scale immigration from the rest of Europe and the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe.

[perioddramapolls]

Period drama's dresses tournament: Golden-yellow dresses Round 2- Group B: Catherine II, The great (gifset) vs Edith Cushing, Crimson peak (gifset)

[graceofromanovs]

Orders and Medals → ᴇᴍᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴄᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴᴇ ɪɪ

Empress Catherine II of Russia, was recorded to have been a recipient of nine awards. Six nationals: Order of Saint Catherine, Order of Saint Andrew, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Order of Saint Anna, Order of Saint George and Order of Saint Vladimir. And three foreign: Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia), Order of Saint Seraphim (Sweden), and Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

[crazykotyara12]

Date sim with all of Cath's boyfriends WHEN

[the-last-tsar]

"Catherine II acted as a translator, essayist, writer and playwright, despite the fact that she was often criticized for her precarious Russian: after all, it was for her, an Austrian princess, a foreign language. She comes to power with the support of the army and through a coup d'état against her husband, killed a few days later, being proclaimed by various factions as "autocratic of all Russia". Catherine II was extraordinary in international relations. Expanded Russia, won wars and maintained her empire among the great powers. In addition, as a consequence of the Europeanization of the country and Catherine's active participation in Russian political and cultural life, the entire paradigm of roles traditionally reserved for women was changed: not only the Empress herself, but other women of the court stood out in the cultural sphere. In this way, Catherine Dachkova, in addition to leaving valuable memories, became the first woman in the world to occupy in St. Petersburg the post of director of the Academy of Sciences. Such a choice was given not only by the administrative ability of Dachkova, but also to assert about the intellectual capabilities of women. In 1764, the Smolny Institute for young ladies of the aristocracy opened in St. Petersburg - the first state educational institution in which women could participate, although only noble ones. When Catherine II dies, her son, Pavel, takes the throne, and in 1797 publishes a new law of succession, which again prohibits women to inherit the crown."

The Tsarinas - The Women who Made Russia | Vladimir Fedorovski

(Loose translation)

[madeleineengland]

Catherine the Great hairstyles 🌸

[ciderbird]

“The court is not a habitation made for me; I suffer each time that I must perform there and it makes my blood boil when I see the baseness almost always committed to acquire some distinction for which I would not have given three pennies. (…) I do not feel myself made for the place that I occupy and that I have sworn to renounce, one way or another. There, my dear friend, is the great secret that I have so long delayed to communicate to you. (…) How can a single man manage to govern [Russia] and even correct its abuses? This would be absolutely impossible not only for a man of ordinary abilities like me, but even for a genius, and I have always had the principle that it is better not to be entrusted with a job than to fulfill it badly; (…) My plan is to settle with my wife on the banks of Rhine, where I will live as a simple individual, making my happiness consist of the company of my friends and the study of nature. I know that you will blame me, but I cannot do otherwise, for a quiet conscience is my first rule, and it will never be quiet if I were to undertake something beyond my strength.”

an excerpt from the letter sent by Grand Duke Alexander to his friend, Viktor Kochubey, upon learning of his grandmother’s plans to make him her direct successor (May, 1896)

[krasivaa]

Survived Romanov Jewellery

Caesar's Ruby pendant of Catherine the Great

This large crimson stone called rubellite is a rare variety of dark pink tourmaline. In 1777, the stone (in shape of a raspberry) was presented as a gift to Tsarina Catherine II (AKA The Great) of Russia by King Gustav III of Sweden to mark the 15th anniversary of her reign. He told the Russian Empress a legend that the gem had originally been given as a present to Caesar from Cleopatra. It was later established that the stone had actually been brought to Europe from Burma in the 16th century and was considered to be the largest ruby on the continent at the time!

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