Romaster
Catherine II took many lovers; she offered them prestigious positions until she lost interest, then provided them with generous pensions in the form of land grants and serfs.
Catherine II of Russia
Personal life
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Scholars believe that she intended to remove her son Paul from the succession; privately, she acknowledged that he was not her husband's son.