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Rulers Prior to Nicholas II / Did Catherine the Great lie
« on: February 26, 2017, 12:41:19 PM »
Anna was the fourth child of Peter the Great but the oldest one to reach adulthood. She died at 21 giving birth to Peter III who eventually married Catherine the Great. Poor Peter III was in line to inherit the Russian throne and Swedish throne but was ugly, abusive and was retarded according to his wife. By law he could not rule both but Russia was the wrong choice for him. OK his mother Anna was sensible, bright and quiet, some say Peter was going to leave her the throne when he was dying. Peter III was not astute politically but with Anna as his mother it is doubtful that he was as bad as Catherine II said.