Countess Pushkin came to his senses only when competitors demanded swords. The Duchess without thinking twice fought back. When she followed the request, Dashkova came close to osterbitterna and slapped her. The Princess slowly rose and motioned to stand the Duchess. Illustrated novel, 'the Twentieth century' albert Robida The history of women's duelsĭuel journalists. Her slogan was: 'Until first blood!' and therefore, during her reign there were only three cases of death of duelyantok. The Virgilius Eriksenīy the way, despite the propaganda of the armed fights between the women, Ekaterina was a tough opponent for the deaths. It is not known that is not shared by these two fifteen year old girls, but locked in the bedroom of Sophia, they began with swords to prove his innocence.įortunately, the Princess didn't have the guts to bring the matter to the slaughter, but it would not see the Russia of Catherine II, which at the time was Sophia Frederick. In June 1744 a German Princess Sophie Frederica August of Anhalt-Zerbst receives a challenge to a duel from his second cousin, Princess Anna of Anhalt these two series. It all began, what is most interesting in long Germany. Moreover, Russia actively cultivated this kind of relationship. Russian women also know a lot about duels. In the course of the duel by fighting rivals often joined by their secondand gualandi smeared the tips of the swords irritating compositions to a wound caused terrible pain brawling and fighting with pistols, the two rivals shot up to as long as one of them was killed or seriously wounded. From ten duels between women, eight had a fatal outcome (for comparison: male duel ended with murder in four cases out of ten). And the cruelty exhibited by them in the duels, shocking. When a noise frightened nuns rushed into the room, then they opened a terrible picture: on the floor lay two blood-soaked ladies, one of whom was dead and the other dying. But locked in my room, ladies, instead start praying, drew his daggers and rushed at each other. They asked the mother superior permits room for her prayer. Benedicts is mentioned that on in the monastery arrived two noble ladies. Thus, in the chronicle of Milan's convent of St. But as the documentary sources of the period, we can say, no, I'll move time forward. The countdown also Chronicles women's duels could lead to ancient times, when reigned matriarchy and women have taken a more active stance. This fight was not something special, but, thanks to Richelieu, in the notes which mentions this event, and the memories themselves duelyantok, he left a mark in history. The duel ended with the victory of the Countess who shot her rival in the ear.

The history of women's duels The history of women's duels Women, too, were not averse to fighting each other, moreover, the duel between them was not so rare and for the most part, much more bloody and sophisticated. The duel is considered a prerogative of men, but this view is mistaken.

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