"If you had to be someone in history before the 19th century..."

I could do worse than to be one of Catherine the Great's boyfriends, maybe: a few weeks of passionate delights with one of the few monarchs capable of an enjoyable conversation, then sent packing with a life's fortune. No slaving away in poverty, and little danger of assassination, etc.

(Note: literally every factual thing I know about CtG comes from my teenage daughter's Social Studies presentation)

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