Diplomacy by blood: RT test on the dynastic marriages of the Rurik and Romanovs
2021-10-15T16:28:33.606Z
Marriages between representatives of different dynasties were considered a type of diplomacy for monarchical states. Many dynasties in the history of Europe were linked by kinship. Old Russian princes, Russian tsars and emperors were no exception to this rule. The daughter of Yaroslav the Wise was married to the French king Henry I. The last emperor, Nicholas II, was a cousin of the German and British monarchs. What can you remember about this blood diplomacy? Test yourself with the RT test.
Source: russiart