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Not so much a mistake as a missed opportunity by DALLE.
12024-09-19T13:45:52-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f596plain2024-09-20T18:56:47-04:00Paul Vadanf46fd2a7a6d2ab1ecca0ec13c84118eaf61facfaWhen we think of Paul we think of a man decorated with an eight-pointed cross unlike any of these. Why? The soon-to-be tsar was a big fan of the (Catholic) Knights Hospitaller. When Napoleon Bonaparte routed the Knights from Malta, Paul gave them shelter in Saint Petersburg and, to his intense pleasure, became Grand Master of the Order.
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12024-09-13T12:33:34-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Grand Duke "Waiting for My Mother to Die" Paul16The son of Empress Catherine II. After his mother's death in November 1796 he ascends the throne as Paul I. Various versions of the story associate the rebellion with Paul's impending succession. Whether or not his supporters had a hand in sowing the seeds of discontent, Paul wastes no time bringing Khorvat up on corruption charges and toying with Zubov's emotions (and property).plain2024-09-23T14:12:33-04:0059.56287143578748, 30.106728106183237Image generated with DALLE-3 using prompt:Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
