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| Letter of the Grand Duke Peter Fyodorovich to his wife, the Grand Duchess Catherine Alexeyevna | |
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| Title |
Letter of the Grand Duke Peter Fyodorovich to his wife, the Grand Duchess Catherine Alexeyevna |
| Description |
Madame,/ Je vous prie de ne point vous incom-/ moder cette Nuit de dormir avec moi/ car il n′est plus tems de me tromper,/ le lit à eté trop etroit, apres deux/ semaines de separation de vous,/ aujourdhui apres midi./ votre/ tres infortuné/ mari qui vous ne/ daignes jamais de/ ce nom/ Peter. recto bottom left: le .. fevr./ 1746./.
Madame, I pray you not to inconvenience yourself by sleeping with me [t]onight for it is no longer time to deceive me. [T]he bed has been too narrow after two weeks of separation from you. [T]oday afternoon. Your very unfortunate husband who[m] you never condescend [to call by] this name[.] (sic) Peter.(cf. R. E. McGrew, Paul I of Russia, 1754-1801, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992, p. 23). |
| Date | February(?) 1746 |
| Medium | ink on paper |
| Collection | Institution:Russian State Archives of Ancient Documents |
| Accession number |
РГАДА, Ф. 4, Оп. 1, №109, Л. 1 |
| References | Олег Александрович Иванов (2007) Екатерина II и Петр III: история трагического конфликта, Центрполиграф |
| Source/Photographer | Own work: Shakko; 3 July 2012 |
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