Saturday, 3 October 2026

Peter III did not believe Paul was his son but did not show it in public

Page of an old French book with a paragraph about Peter III and Prince Paul highlighted in yellow

The Russians are unanimous that Peter III was a good parent, a good friend, a good husband; he would certainly have been a good father, had he not been convinced that "Prince Paul" was an exotic plant transplanted into a hothouse to which he had no key.

In other words, Peter III never believed that Paul was his son, though he did not show it in public

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