Scandalous cases in the Romanov dynasty: what are the representatives of the great dynasty known for

Many of us have heard that among the Russian emperors there were those who knew how to "drink and have a drink." And it did not always end well for others. It is known that Peter the Great made people drink so much that sometimes they died from it. Another great prince shot at the general, another representative of the dynasty brought the engineer to suicide. However, we’ll tell you more about each today.

Peter I

Drinking was one of the main passions of Peter the Great. In his youth, he liked to visit the German quarters in Moscow and drink with the Germans and the British. Prince Kurakin recalled that the spree lasted for several days and there were cases when people died. This fate befell the friend of Emperor Franz Lefort. Not a single wedding in the German quarter was complete without the presence of Peter Alekseevich.

In the 1690s, the young king established the "Drunk Synod of Fools and Fools." This body existed until the end of the emperor's life. It included senior government officials, the nobility, the inner circle of the sovereign. Each had its own obscene nickname. The synod parodied the church hierarchy. Only instead of the Gospel was a large box of wine used, outwardly very similar to the Holy Scriptures.

Such behavior of the sovereign was known not only in Russia, but also in England. Representatives of the ruling circles recalled that every day Peter began with a pint of brandy and a pint of sherry.

In 1698, the tsar once noticed that his closest friend Alexander Danilovich Menshikov appeared at the ball with a rapier on his belt. He reprimanded him and broke his nose. In the same year, the 26-year-old sovereign was very angry with Franz Lefort, "threw him to the floor and kicked him." The least fortunate was Colonel Golovin. He refused to eat a European salad with vinegar. He called it "horse food." Peter forced the colonel to be turned upside down and kept in this position until the emperor force-fed him with salad until he began to suffocate.

The emperor fought fiercely with delays in assemblies. The culprit was supposed to drink the penalty "Cup of the Great Eagle." And this is one and a half liters of vodka! Everyone stopped running late after several people gave their soul to God.

Drinking with the emperor killed many. His niece Anna Ioannovna, the future empress, married the Duke of Courland, Frederick William. The emperor invited a new relative to St. Petersburg to celebrate such an event. Frederick died in two and a half months. The holiday went on without stopping for several weeks.

Even the last days of Peter were marked by wide swings. In January 1725, the French ambassador Jacques de Campredon planned to negotiate with the emperor about a military alliance. But Chancellor Osterman warned the diplomat: "Perhaps now until it’s possible to talk with the sovereign about your affairs. He walks with two hundred musicians and jesters in noble houses, sings songs and gives courage". A military alliance with the French was never concluded. Soon the emperor passed away.

Alexander III

The future emperor brought the official to suicide. The famous Russian revolutionary and writer Prince P. Kropotkin in his Memoirs described the terrible story that happened with the Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, the future Emperor Alexander the Third. In his youth, he served as adjutant general with his father Alexander II.

Once he had to meet with an outstanding army engineer Karl Ivanovich Gunius, a Swede by birth. Tom needed an audience to solve important issues. He wanted to talk about the results of his trip to the United States. The conversation went on elevated tones. The young Grand Duke scolded the officer with abominable words, to which he replied: "I can’t challenge you to a duel, but if you do not apologize, I will be forced to shoot myself according to the laws of honor."

Close friends recalled that he had been waiting all evening for an answer from the Grand Duke. The officer fulfilled his promise. When Emperor Alexander II found out about this, he was furious. He forced his son to personally bury the officer and follow the coffin.

Prince Boris Vladimirovich

The last story is connected with the Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich (1877-1943), the grandson of Alexander the Second and cousin of Nicholas the Second.

He was brought up as a military officer, the successor of family traditions, received an excellent education, but had the same problem as his great-grandfather Peter the Great. All secular Europe knew him as a cuticle. During the coronation of Nicholas, he flirted with the Crown Princess Maria, who came from Romania. Moreover, she was married to his cousin.

His courtship terminated many engagements. When he had an illegitimate child from a Frenchwoman, his parents sent him on a trip around the world to avoid scandals. In India, he hunted tigers; in America, he drank champagne from the shoes of Hollywood actresses.

In 1904, he fell into the Russo-Japanese War and served at the headquarters of General A.N. Kuropatkin. There he decided to hit on a nurse who turned out to be Princess Gagarina. In response to his harassment, she slapped him in the face and wrote a letter to the general. Alexei Nikolaevich summoned the prince to talk, reprimanded him. To this, Boris Vladimirovich reminded him that he was the Grand Duke here, and the general was just a general. After which Kuropatkin lost his temper and shouted: "Silence! Hands at the seams!". In response, the Grand Duke pulled out a pistol and shot at Kuropatkin. He wounded the general in the arm.

After that, Alexei Nikolayevich wrote a letter to the emperor asking him what to do in this situation. Nikolai answered: "Act according to the law." By law, a soldier who raised his hand to the general must be ... executed. But no one dared to do this. Doctors declared him crazy and sent him home.

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