Catherine The Great Lover Leo
The empress of russia could be swayed by a pretty face but the lovers that retained her attention had.
Catherine the great lover leo. She s seemingly given a choice to take her husband peter s nicholas hoult throne by. Alexie orlov who served in the imperial russian army was catherine s lover and played an essential role in overthrowing her husband. All of her lovers except for one were younger than she was. Catherine elle fanning in the great had been plotting the death of the king since she realized his atrocious behavior.
The show captured how a young girl from outside russia who is book smart but naive grows up into an ambitious young woman who wants to wrestle the throne away from her husband peter iii of russia nicholas hoult. The great season 1 ends on what might be a cliffhanger for the soon to be catherine the great elle fanning. Catherine s suave and educated lover leo is a fictional character. Leo voronsky the great gives catherine a designated lover in the form of sweet seemingly perfect leo voronsky.
Always parting on good terms she bestowed. On the great catherine s only other lover leo sebastian de souza is sterile so paul is unequivocally peter s. However after her rise to power his influence diminished and he was soon forgotten. Catherine was famously loyal to her lovers both during their relationship and after it ended.
As soon as she ended one relationship she was entangled in the next. Catherine was known for having extramarital affairs. While leo himself was not a real person he s loosely based on the real story of. He served in the chevalier guard regiment but the affair was short lived.
One manifested onscreen is with count leo voronsky played by sebastian de souza is catherine s lover. Catherine the great did not like to be alone she always had a lover by her side. She was partial to a man in uniform and preferred men from the minor nobility. Was the emperor just as insufferable in real life as hoult s portrayal.
Being catherine the great s lover came with huge rewards.