The czarina who locked her fool inside a palace made of ice State Russian Museum; The Hermitage When Anna Ivanovna punished a prince who renounced his religion to get married, the power of love thawed the czarina’s frozen touch.
The moment Prince Mikhail Golitsyn fell head over heels for an Italian girl on a trip to the Meditarannean, little did he know this passion-fueled affair would change his life forever - though not for the better.
The relationship was problematic for several reasons. Mikhail’s new wife, like most Italians, was Catholic. This meant she only agreed to marry him on the condition that he renounce his Russian Orthodox faith - the faith of the Romanovs - and pledge fealty to the Pope of Rome.