Orphan Polish Serfs Rise to Russian Empress Catherine
The tale follows Martha Rabe, an orphan from two Polish serfs, as she is taken in by an Archbishop in Livonia, enslaved by Russian generals, becomes Peter the Great's mistress, and rises to empress after a daring wartime gold-for-peace scheme. The narrative ends noting Catherine's succession line and other historic anecdotes.
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