What is a vivandière, a hedonist? And also, were there any orgies with Cossacks Catherine participated in? I seem to recall that no matter her reputation, her sexual encounters, no matter with long term favourites like Grigorii Orlov and Potemkin or sexy young things in her later years were a one on one combination?
Re: (P)Russian Pete: how is one like Fritz morally? I mean, according to the Duc? Is he referring to the Enlightened Authoritarian Reformist part, or the invading countries part, or the freedom of the penis (and possibly the vagina) promoting gay monarch part? his favourite amusement had been to dress like his model, to imitate his gestures and his tones
Doing an FW imitation instead, if Poniatotowski is to be believed. Granted, not having actually met Fritz (as opposed to Catherine), getting his gestures and tone right based on description alone must have been tricky...
Re: 1764-1772 Foreign policy: Broglie quotes
And also, were there any orgies with Cossacks Catherine participated in? I seem to recall that no matter her reputation, her sexual encounters, no matter with long term favourites like Grigorii Orlov and Potemkin or sexy young things in her later years were a one on one combination?
Re: (P)Russian Pete: how is one like Fritz morally? I mean, according to the Duc? Is he referring to the Enlightened Authoritarian Reformist part, or the invading countries part, or the freedom of the penis (and possibly the vagina) promoting gay monarch part?
his favourite amusement had been to dress like his model, to imitate his gestures and his tones
Doing an FW imitation instead, if Poniatotowski is to be believed. Granted, not having actually met Fritz (as opposed to Catherine), getting his gestures and tone right based on description alone must have been tricky...