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Legends of Catherine the Great - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Personal life narratives. Death narratives. Death while having sex with a horse. Death while in the bathroom. The erotic cabinet. Other narratives. References. Bibliography. Legends of Catherine the Great. Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias.
Oct 21, 2019 · Catherine the Great liked horses and has been painted on horseback, but there is no consensus on who started the rumor or when. Experts on the ruler say it is thought to have been ginned up...
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Catherine II (born Princess Sophie Augusta Frederica von 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.
- 9 July 1762 – 17 November 1796
- Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
Jul 16, 2022 · by VxMag. Jul 16, 2022. in History. 0. Catherine the Great. Partilhar no Facebook Guardar no Pinterest. There is a well-known legend surrounding Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, which involves a horse. The myth is that Catherine was crushed to death by a horse while attempting sex with it.
May 15, 2020 · Perhaps the most readily recognizable anecdote related to Catherine centers on a horse. But the actual story of the monarch’s death is far simpler: On November 16, 1796, the 67-year-old...
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Jan 2, 2017 · How Catherine The Great Shook Up Europe’s Male Power Structure — And Was Punished For It. By Savannah Cox | Edited By John Kuroski. Published January 2, 2017. Updated April 26, 2024. It was sexism, not a horse -- as one infamous rumor goes -- that brought down the powerful Russian empress known as Catherine the Great.
Of course, it's completely false: Catherine died from a stroke in her bed at the age of 67. The fact that the horse legend has survived for over 200 years is testament to the wily persistence...
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