Catherine The Great Was a Mighty Empress-Until Her Legendary Downfall
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- čas přidán 4. 12. 2023
- Catherine wasn't called “The Great” for nothing. Though she was one of the most enlightened women in the world, behind closed doors was a very different story. In the end, Catherine earned her title through blood, lust, and ultimate betrayal.
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There's an old Polish proverb that says : EVERYONE LEADS 3 LIVES : PUBLIC , PRIVATE AND SECRET
Wise words! 👍
So true.
Dear Authors, 1:00 NO, She was not born in Germany as wrongly stated - at that time such country did not existed. She was born as Sophie in the newly (in 1701) constituted Kingdom of Prussia. Frederick I crowned himself :) on 18 January 1701
The predassessor was Dutchy of Prussia, which was initially a vassal of the Kingdom of Poland.
Cheers,
Excellent & informative run thru of Catherine the Great’s amazing life, achivements and interests ..
After her son assumed the throne, he passed a law that no woman could ever rule Russia in the future because of the excesses of his mother.
She was fond of parties and balls but had a rule that the women attending could not wear more splendid gowns or jewels as she did. Also the women could not wear flowers in their hair, only she could. One time a noble woman showed up wearing flowers in her hair, Catherine stopped the festivities, approached the offender, tore the flowers out and ruined her hairdo and banished the woman from ever attending any of her balls and her court in the future.
This story was told by the palace curator of Catherine the Great's Palace outside of St. Petersburg. Unbelievably gorgeous palace filled with many treasures. Glad I was able to see and experience this before the conflict and COVID started.
You have mixed up two women.
All that you wrote about balls, waste and about the rules so that she would not be more beautiful than her - this is Elizaveta Petrovna, not Catherine the Great.
Having compared the dresses of Catherine the Great from photographs of paintings with the outfits of her predecessor, it is not difficult to conclude that the empress was striving to simplify her wardrobe and get rid of the excessive pomp to which Elizabeth was prone. The main details of Catherine II's style include the short train of the dress and long hanging sleeves. However, it was not so easy to simplify the dresses of the nobles, then the empress issued a decree, according to which “the width of gold and silver lace on caftans should not exceed 9 cm.” Subsequently, the dresses of Catherine II in Europe received the name “French sundress”, and in Russia they formed the fashionable basis for many years to come.
Returning fashion to pre-Petrine folk costumes, the Empress introduced multi-layering into fashion: complex drapery of the sleeves, a through fastener in the front, in the manner of a peasant sundress.
The Empress's Wardrobe
Catherine the Great's ceremonial dresses were distinguished by their diversity. Guided by the idea of imparting a national flavor to her outfit, the Empress gave preference to the Russian style from the very beginning of her reign.
Catherine II’s favorite color is white, so the empress celebrated every important event, such as the end of the war, the New Year or a wedding, in a white outfit with a pronounced Russian flavor, thereby setting an example for the ladies of the court. Catherine often complemented her outfit with furs and paid considerable attention to shoes and accessories, but she was wary of French “excesses” and therefore avoided large and noticeable decorative details in her hairstyle.
Lovely video thank you!
All bloodline marriages, with the "aristocracy.".....
Power networking.
From looking at her portraits she wasn't a beauty by today's standards.
But she was chosen for her genes and seemingly passivity. She was good looking enough. Her husband only had to sleep with her husband only so many times.
@@Cate7451 she was very young when she married. There had to be a lot of affairs in Royal Courts with all those arranged marriages. Some of them very mismatched couples.
So what?
Beauty standards change...I'm sure 100 or 1000 years ago you'd be considered ugly.
@@katie7748 you've never seen me so you don't know if I'd. be considered ugly 100 yrs ago. That's a rude comment. You're uncouth, you'd. would be the one to be considered ugly 100 yrs ago.
You used the terms vaccinate and inoculate interchangeably. Such a basic error taints all of your content as questionable in its accuracy.
I don’t believe any of your B/S ..
You would better tells us stories of your own, U.S. and Brits degeneration..
Enjoy the weather in Luhansk next year, tavarish.