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Episode 305.

Episode 305 Princess I Calvina Dashkova, part two.

Last time, we covered the early years of I Katerita Dashkova's life. Today we continue the story to include some of the most important days of her life.

It is January 5, 1762, using the new calendar, the day Empress Elizabeth of Russia passed away after ruling the country for over 20 years.

For the Russians, it was for over 20 years.

For the Russians, it was December 25, 1761, using the old calendar of course, so it was a sad

Christmas for those in and around the court except for one person

Peter of Holstein Gortorp known to history as our Peter the third

It was said that Peter wasn't overly fond of his aunt Elizabeth,

but that he knew that he had to behave and show her respect

if he was to concede her and become emperor in his own right.

With Peter's ascension to the Russian throne, his wife Catherine was in a very precarious

position.

The New Zaur was having an affair with E. Catalina's sister, Elizavita.

Dashkova's birth family was kind of excited about this possibility with Elizavita ascending to the role of

Empress as would elevate the entire family.

They were highly dismissive of the relationship between I-Katharina and Catherine to the point of utter disdain.

Since Peter was well aware of the relationship between his wife and the princess,

Dashkova was also in a perilous place.

Luckily for both Catherine and I-Caterina, Peter was not a very well-liked person, even from the beginning of his reign. He would also make very unpopular decisions that would eventually cost him his life.

One of the first and most damaging to his reputation was ending

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