It's amazing to me how history can turn on one decision: one wonders if Napoleon had married Catherine joining the Bonapartes and Romanovs in marriage if he would have invaded his wife's homeland? Who knows? Fascinating life in her own right, however. Lucky for Alexander that she wasn't politically ambitious...
Napoleon still fought Marie Louise of Austria's family, so perhaps it would've gone the same way. But of course, Catherine probably wouldn't be okay with that. You're right, who knows? She might have even been able to become Catherine III of Russia, but she loved her brother, thankfully for Alexander.
@@TheRoyalWomen Yeah, it seems kings were often quite happy to attack their wife's homeland, or a kingdom where their sister or daughter was queen- witness Henry VIII invading Scotland, & killing his sister Margaret's husband James IV. Granted he didn't arrange the marriage or negotiate the treaty it was meant to seal, but such marriages often meant nothing when it came to war. (They could still achieve other things tho, ofc).
@@beth7935 I used to think political marriages were meant to secure peace, so I was very confused when literally every single king declared war on a country his relative was married to the king of. The treaties are always like "I'll give you this territory and you give me your daughter if you don't invade me for two years" but that's about it, they don't secure eternal peace or anything.
Looks like her family said "anything but Napoleon" haha
Your videos are so good, thank you for sharing them with people in the internet
As long as it's not Napoleon! 😂
Thank you! I'm glad people enjoy them :)
What a fascinating woman
Indeed she was :)
So exciting ❤️
Truly :)
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It's amazing to me how history can turn on one decision: one wonders if Napoleon had married Catherine joining the Bonapartes and Romanovs in marriage if he would have invaded his wife's homeland? Who knows? Fascinating life in her own right, however. Lucky for Alexander that she wasn't politically ambitious...
Napoleon still fought Marie Louise of Austria's family, so perhaps it would've gone the same way. But of course, Catherine probably wouldn't be okay with that. You're right, who knows? She might have even been able to become Catherine III of Russia, but she loved her brother, thankfully for Alexander.
@@TheRoyalWomen Yeah, it seems kings were often quite happy to attack their wife's homeland, or a kingdom where their sister or daughter was queen- witness Henry VIII invading Scotland, & killing his sister Margaret's husband James IV. Granted he didn't arrange the marriage or negotiate the treaty it was meant to seal, but such marriages often meant nothing when it came to war. (They could still achieve other things tho, ofc).
@@beth7935 I used to think political marriages were meant to secure peace, so I was very confused when literally every single king declared war on a country his relative was married to the king of. The treaties are always like "I'll give you this territory and you give me your daughter if you don't invade me for two years" but that's about it, they don't secure eternal peace or anything.
Feodorovna was a traditional Russian name for foreign princesses ho got married to Russian Tsars The name Feodorovna means Gift of God in Greek