Deigned to mount the throne of all the Russias
Hours passed. No one spoke. At 9:45 on the night of November 6, 1796, thirty-six hours after she was stricken and without ever recovering consciousness, Catherine died. To courtiers assembled in an antechamber, an official announced, “Gentlemen, the Empress Catherine is dead and His Majesty Paul Petrovich has deigned to mount the throne of all the Russias.”
Q1: why was Paul said to deign to mount the throne? Deign suggests his unwilling to assume the throne, but that was not true.
Q2: why is Russia in plural?
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iclearwater 1: why was Paul said to deign to mount the throne? It is the ceremonial style. 'Majesties' deign (or do not deign) to do everything.
- iclearwater 1: why was Paul said to deign to mount the throne?
- It is the ceremonial style.
- 'Majesties' deign (or do not deign) to do everything.
- iclearwater 2: why is Russia in plural?
- They were once multiple: Great Russia, Little Russia and White Russia.
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iclearwater1: why was Paul said to deign to mount the throne?
It is the ceremonial style. 'Majesties' deign (or do not deign) to do everything.
iclearwater2: why is Russia in plural?
They were once multiple: Great Russia, Little Russia and White Russia.
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