Her husband Peter III suffered from a heavy smallpox in his childhood – his health was irreversibly damaged and his face was forever pockmarked, which, obviously, wasn’t reflected in …

Peter III was born in 1728 to former Empress of Russia, Anna Petrovna. Sadly, both his parents died when he was young which caused his aunt, Elizabeth I, to become his legal guardian. Peter was raised as a German resulting in the absence of his ability to speak Russian and his pro-Prussia attitude (Prussia = old Germany) which made him extremely disliked by the Russian …

19/11/2021 · Massie also described Peter as "physically and psychologically afflicted," referencing his smallpox scarring and possible, much-speculated-over emotional or …

11/08/2021 · Before he became the Russian Emperor, Peter III caught the airborne virus and was left scarred and disfigured. His wife, Catherine the Great, managed to dodge the disease but was deeply affected ...

12/05/2020 · Peter III was the grandson of two emperors The future Peter III was born Karl Peter Ulrich in 1728, in Kiel, Germany. His mother was the daughter of Russia’s Peter the Great , …

30/05/2020 · Catherine, born Princess Sophia August Fredrica on May 2, 1729, was 14 years old (not 19, as depicted on the show) when she was selected to marry the man who would become Emperor Peter III.

29/05/2020 · Peter III was assassinated soon after and Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia until her death in 1796. Listen: Hear about another aspect of …

15/05/2020 · She pioneered an inoculation program across Russia. In one episode of The Great, a smallpox outbreak ravages the palace. Learning about the concept of immunization through inoculation, Catherine ...