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- He died of smallpox in 1727, before the wedding could take place.
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May 17, 2020 · What is known is that Peter died shortly after being overthrown and jailed, around July 17, 1762. It's widely believed that he was assassinated behind bars, and that Alexei Orlov, Grigory's ...
Oct 14, 2020 · Catherine was 'broken' when partner Grigory Potemkin died. Ironically, it was the day that Orlov helped overthrow her husband that Catherine ended up meeting the man who would become her...
Oct 21, 2019 · The most notorious sexual myth about Catherine is that she was crushed to death by the horse with whom she was having sex. Other rumors claim that Catherine died while on the toilet.
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Nov 19, 2021 · After Elizabeth died, Peter III enjoyed a very short reign. The ill-fated Tsar quickly angered crucial allies, including the Russian Orthodox church and the country's military class. With the...
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- Her husband, Emperor Peter III of Russia. Catherine married Peter, then the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, aged 16: their marriage was not consummated for another 12 years, due to both Peter’s unstable mental state and his impotence.
- Stanisław August Poniatowski. Catherine had several affairs before she became Empress: Poniatowski was a Polish aristocrat and diplomat and the two became lovers sometime around 1758.
- Grigory Orlov. Orlov was serving as an artillery officer in St Petersburg when he met Catherine, who was then Grand Duchess. The two were conspirators as well as lovers, with Orlov playing an important role in the coup d’etat against Emperor Peter.
- Alexander Vasilchikov. Vasilchikov was another aristocrat and soldier who was strategically placed in Catherine’s eyeline as a means of removing Orlov from her bed.
In reality, Catherine the Great died of a stroke and she was discovered collapsed on the floor in her washroom. She fell into a coma and died the next day whilst lying in her bed. The cause of death was confirmed by autopsy.
In this month, Catherine died, and her son and successor Paul I, who detested that the Zubovs had other plans for the army, ordered the troops to retreat to Russia.
