Peter welcomed the young man with a pension and a place of honor
Peter’s hope for Elizabeth was thwarted, but one of his two daughters was to marry. In 1721, when Elizabeth was not quite twelve and Anne was thirteen, Duke Charles Frederick of Holstein, the only nephew of Peter the Great’s legendary adversary Charles XII of Sweden, had come to St. Petersburg. When King Charles had died, the duke had been displaced in Stockholm as heir to his dead uncle’s throne. In Russia, Peter welcomed the young man with a pension and a place of honor. To further advance his own cause, the duke began to pay court to Elizabeth’s sister Anne.
Could anyeone explain what 'a place of honour' means? why did Peter give the young man a pension? Pension is for the older people, correct? Thanks!
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a place of honour This just means Peter treated him very well. Maybe he gave him a high position in the imperial court. com/dictionary/pension
- a place of honour This just means Peter treated him very well.
- Maybe he gave him a high position in the imperial court.
- com/dictionary/pension
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a place of honour This just means Peter treated him very well. Maybe he gave him a high position in the imperial court.
a pension
1\'pen(t)-sh?n\ :
a fixed sum paid regularly to a person:a archaic : https://www.merriam-webster.com/dict
0A place of honor = he was entitled to sit near Peter on royal occasions (such as meals) or was given a high position in the court.
Pension = (historical) any regular payment which does not require the person to work.
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