Flying SquidtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 days agoTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.(en.wikipedia.org)external-linkarrow-up1290arrow-down11message-square46fedilink
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.(en.wikipedia.org)Flying SquidtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 days agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareMushuChupacabraEnglisharrow-up65arrow-down0·5 days agolinkfedilinkHe should have moved quicker to consolidate his power.
minus-squareFlying SquidOPEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down0·4 days agolinkfedilinkHe clearly didn’t listen to the right advisors.
He should have moved quicker to consolidate his power.
He clearly didn’t listen to the right advisors.
Rookie mistake.