The most famous depraved women in history. The intimate life of the Middle Ages Where and how the queens fucked

The so-called "gallant age" was truly not only the age of absolutism, but also the age of complete sexual promiscuity and depravity, which engulfed all sectors of society and, above all, the French aristocracy. Moreover, the more noble this or that circle of the nobility was, the more he was dissolute. As Eduard Fuchs notes in his Illustrated History of Morals: The Gallant Age: "The higher we climb, the more dirt accumulates, in the courtyards it reaches the size of a real mountain."

Chronologically, the yard comes first here. Louis XIII . However, the example of general debauchery was not set by the king himself, who was distinguished by homosexual inclinations, but by the first dignitary of the state Cardinal Richelieu and Queen Anne of Austria .

If the famous Richelieu had an endless series of the dirtiest connections, then the queen, until her advanced years, was very accessible to the courtship of courtiers devoted to her. Most likely, not Louis XIII, but one of the courtiers, Count Riviere, was the real father of Louis XIV.

In the face Louis XIV, as stated above, not only absolutism, but also the depravity inseparable from it, reached its greatest brilliance, if this word is appropriate in this case.

And the point is not at all that throughout his life, Louis XIV was surrounded by mistresses. For 60 years of love affairs, this king had only six favorites, therefore, compared with the founder of the French Bourbon dynasty, Henry IV, who had more than 60 metres, the "Sun King" may well be called "virtuous".

More important for assessing the morals that prevailed at the court of Louis XIV is the fact that every lady who appeared there became the object of the king's sultan's desires, that all his relatives and dignitaries had to share their wives with him, of course, if the latter were of interest to the king. However, this did not require much, since Louis XIV was an obvious erotomaniac who saw in a woman only a sexual object and who therefore liked any woman. As Duchess Elizabeth Charlotte testified, "The king liked everything, as long as she was wearing a skirt."

Louis XIV

Such was the scheme of the love life of all French high society, where what is now called "swinging" was a completely ordinary phenomenon. Men used to have several ladies as mistresses, and most of the ladies were mistresses of very many men for several years. So, for example, both married couples: the Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg and Mr. and Mrs. de Boufflet - lived quietly and peacefully in a four-way connection.
It was common to bond with mother and daughter, father and son at the same time. Contemporaries consider it the most characteristic feature of the era that not only men devoted themselves entirely to serving the ladies, but they were never so lucky in this regard, since women ran right after them. Dozens of convincing examples can be found in the letters of the Duchess of Orleans. So, she writes about the Marquise Richelieu: "The Marquise once went to bed with the Dauphin, although he did not ask her at all". Another such incident she reports of a lady who did this to her son.
Depravity reached its highest development in the aristocratic circle, grouped around Duke of Orleans Philip II , successor of King Louis XIV and future regent. This representative of court debauchery was duly appreciated in the epitaph intended by public opinion for the grave of his mother: "Here lies the mother of all vices". Under the auspices of the Duke of Orleans, the recent bacchanalia turned into a general orgy.

This orgy began with the appointment of the regency, that is, in 1715, quickly became the usual state of the aristocracy, and participation in it brought fame and satisfied ambition. From now on, making love has become fashionable in public. Unbridledness has reached extraordinary limits. And in the center of this high-ranking den stood the regent of France, who in the 8 years of his regency issued only one law, which read: "Let's have fun!"

By this entertainment meant the most bestial ways. Everything began to go at an accelerated pace: in the morning people see each other for the first time, and in the evening promiscuous sex begins.

The duke's mother once remarked to her son that he treated women as if he wanted to go potty.

For a lady of this time, there was no higher compliment than the words addressed directly to her: "I want to sleep with you".

Offering one evening, in the presence of many witnesses, his carriage to a lady, a certain Viscount Polignac addresses her: "I would like my carriage to be a bed and I could lie in it with you". And the lady replies: "I would accept your offer only if you promised me not to fall asleep for a single minute while I was in bed with you."

The main center of the orgies was the Royal Palace (Palais Royal), built by the Duke of Orleans in the middle of Paris. But in other places they knew how to have fun. In private salons in Saint-Cloud, so-called "Adam's holidays" were often held, in which ladies "from the best families" participated in the costume of Eve.

The climax of these holidays was usually a general exchange of ladies for group sex.

Similar orgies continued with Louis XV , and at Louis XVI. At the same time, the most perverse ways of sexual satisfaction come into fashion: the rape of girls, incest, pederasty, entertainment in the spirit of the pathological delusions of the Marquis de Sade.
Among the most common and most piquant pleasures was watching, sometimes secretly, and often openly, how a mistress or wife satisfies any wildest whims of a friend or buddy invited specifically for this purpose.

It is also interesting that this general debauchery was absolutely no secret to anyone and was openly discussed in all sectors of French society, even among children, which could not but lead to a cult of early puberty, when the first sexual experiences began as early as childhood. Numerous memoirs of those times clearly testify to this.

Thus, Master Lowhart reports that his practical initiation into the mysteries of love followed when he was 13 years old, and he was initiated into them by an experienced servant in matters of love. Retief de la Breton tells in his memoirs that his first sexual experience took place when he was not even 11 years old, and by the age of 15 he had already made a solid career as a seducer. Mademoiselle Branvillier lost her innocence when she was 10 years old, the ballerina Corcechelli becomes the 10-year-old mistress of Casanova, who then repeatedly entered into more or less long relationships with girls from 10 to 12 years old.
The girls themselves, still quite children, are looking forward to when they will finally part with innocence. It even becomes the theme of folk songs and poems. Thus, in Daniel Shtopp's "Maiden's Song" (1728), a girl complains that she is in her twelfth year and has to wait - shouldn't she set up the net herself?

And we are talking about the modern sexual emancipation of our youth!

Of course, such sexual depravity was not exclusively a French phenomenon of the era of the "gallant age". This could be observed at that time in almost all European royal courts. For example, in the "Intimate Letters of Herr von Cologne" it is said about the houses of high society in Berlin: "In the most famous brothels you will find real Vestal Virgins, compared to many of Berlin's high-class houses that set the tone for society."

But still, France in this, undoubtedly, was in the lead. And when the "gallant age" ended with the French Revolution of 1789, and the French aristocrats fled en masse to emigration, fleeing from the knife of the guillotine, they greatly contributed to the moral decay of those places that became the centers of their emigration.

So in the West German city of Koblenz (Reynald-Palatinate), which became late XVIII century, one of these centers, with the complicity of French emigrants, depravity reached a completely French level. In the autobiography of Master Lowhart, the following passage occurs: “I also became a witness to that terrifying corruption of morals caused by emigrants. “Here in Koblenz,” one honest old Trieste non-commissioned officer remarked to me, “you will not find an innocent girl over twelve years old. The damned French ran the house in such a way that it's just a shame. "And that's exactly it: all the girls and women, not excluding the old hypocrites, attacked the men. Just opposite the monastery where I lived, there was a wine cellar, and three master's daughters attracted the French in masses. Once I also went in with an emigrant. Three nymphs sat on the knees of the French and listened to their obscenities with the greatest pleasure. Soon a few more girls appeared and something began that surpassed even the manners of the famous Berlin brothels. The couples left and again came back as if nothing had happened."
The question may arise: where did the christian catholic church look which, it would seem, should have defended morality with a breast?
But, alas, the church looked in the same direction as the depraved aristocracy. Monasteries, especially women's, turned into real houses of debauchery. Severe order statutes were often only a mask behind which the same "gallant age" was hidden. The nuns not only participated in orgies, but often organized them themselves, often right within the walls of the monastery.

At the same time, the abbesses not only did not interfere with the wild life in their monasteries, but they themselves set an example of debauchery. Thus, the palatine duchess Louise Ollandina, who headed the monastery in Montbuysson, gave birth to 14 children, which is especially interesting, from different fathers, which she was not at all ashamed of, but was openly proud of her fertility.

This is how the era was morally, which is usually called the "gallant age", and its end - the "epoch of Enlightenment".

In preparing the post, a book by a German historian was used Eduard Fuchs 1913 "An Illustrated History of Morals: The Gallant Age" (M., 1994) and illustrations by the French artist Edouard Henri Avril (1849 - 1928), better known as Paul Avril , Fields of Emil Beck , as well as other authors.

As applications a few more erotic illustrations by Paul Avril, dedicated to the ancient era, but, as I think, inspired by the mores of the past for him "gallant age".

We are publishing a translation of a fascinating article by Canadian blogger, writer and teacher David Morton on various aspects of sexuality in the European Middle Ages…

Capacious word "fornication"

If there had been no Christian Church in the Middle Ages, Sigmund Freud would probably have been left without work: we adopted many basic ideas about sex and morality from those dark times, when the vast majority of types of sex were characterized by a short but capacious word "fornication".

Adultery and fornication were sometimes punishable by death, excommunication, and other anathemas. At the same time, the Church often condoned prostitution, realizing that this is evil, but in the conditions of people's lives in such a rigid moral system, it is a necessary evil...

At the same time, as it usually happens, the most curious about the intimate side of life turned out to be the judges and punishers themselves - priests, monks and theologians. Although at the beginning of the Middle Ages the clergy gained the right to marry and have children, those of them who lived in monasteries did not get any easier from this.

Spurred on by curiosity and having the opportunity to observe secular life from the outside, theologians have left a lot of descriptions and evidence, thanks to which we have a good idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat sex was like in the Middle Ages.

Courtly love: you can look, but don't dare to touch

The church forbade openly showing sexual interest, but allowed that love and admiration could have something to do with sex.

Courtly love is usually understood as a relationship between a knight and a beautiful lady, and it is highly desirable for a knight to be brave, and for the object of his worship to be inaccessible and / or innocent.

It was allowed to be married to someone else and be faithful, the main thing is not to show reciprocal feelings for your knight in any case.

This idea made it possible to sublimate erotic urges, turning stern warriors into quivering youths, in respite between glorious campaigns writing poems and songs about love for their Beautiful Lady. And when fighting, one should certainly dedicate exploits and conquests to the Lady. There was no talk of any sex, but ... who didn’t think about it?

Adultery: keep your pants buttoned up, sir

For those who took seriously the dictates of Christian morality, sex did not exist at all. Sexual intercourse was allowed only in marriage. Premarital or extramarital affairs were punished very severely, up to death penalty, and the Church also often acted as a court and executioner.

But it was not just about Christian laws. Marital fidelity was the only in a reliable way for men of noble origin to be sure that their children are really theirs.

There is a case when the French king Philip, having caught his own daughters in relations with some of his vassals, sent two of them to a monastery, and killed the third. As for the guilty courtiers, they were executed by a cruel public execution.

In the villages, the situation was not so acute: sexual promiscuity was present everywhere. The church fought against this by trying to force sinners to enter into legal marriages, and in case people did so, they granted forgiveness.

Sex positions: no variety

The church also dictated exactly how people should have sex. All poses except for the "missionary" were considered a sin and were forbidden.

Oral and anal sex and masturbation also fell under the strictest ban - these types of contacts did not lead to the birth of children, which, according to purists, was the only reason for making love. Violators were punished severely: three years of repentance and service to the church for sex in any of the "deviant" positions.

However, some theologians of that time proposed to evaluate sexual intercourse more gently, for example, arrange the permissible postures in this order (as sinfulness increases): 1) missionary, 2) on the side, 3) sitting, 4) standing, 5) behind.

Only the first position was recognized as pious, the rest were proposed to be considered “morally dubious”, but not sinful. Apparently, the reason for such softness was that the representatives of the nobility, often suffering from obesity, were not able to have sex in the most sinless position, and the Church could not help but meet the sufferers.

Homosexuality: Only the death penalty

The Church's position on homosexuality was firm: under no pretext! Sodomy was characterized as an "unnatural" and "godless" occupation and was punished in only one way: the death penalty.

In the definition of homosexuality, Peter Damian in his work "Gomorrah" listed the following ways to have sex: solitary masturbation, mutual masturbation, intercourse between the thighs and anal sex (the latter, by the way, was considered so unacceptable that many authors tried not to even mention it in their books) .

St. Thomas Aquinas expanded the list so that it included any form and type of sex with the exception of vaginal. He also classed lesbianism as sodomy.

In the 12th and 13th centuries, it was common for sodomites to be burned at the stake, hanged, starved to death and tortured, of course, in order to "cast out the demon" and "atone for sin." However, there is evidence that some members of high society did practice homosexuality.

For example, about the English king Richard I, nicknamed the "Lionheart" for his exceptional courage and military prowess, it was rumored that at the time of the meeting with his future wife, he was in a sexual relationship with his brother.

The king was also convicted of "eating from the same plate" with the French king Philip II during visits to France, and at night "sleeping in the same bed and having passionate love with him."

Accusations of homosexuality also figured in one of the most high-profile trials of Medieval Europe. It's about, of course, about the famous trial of the Templars. The powerful order was destroyed by the French king Philip IV the Handsome in just a few years 1307-1314.

The Papal Throne also joined the process. Among other things, the templars were accused of sodomy, which allegedly took place during their secret rites. The rites of the Templars were indeed secret, and we do not know what happened there and, most likely, we will never know.

It is impossible to exclude the fact that among the Templars, contrary to numerous vows, they were homosexuals. If only because laws, as you know, exist in order to break them. And powers of the world this is often ignored by their own decrees, not to mention their close relatives.

Suffice it to say that Edward II, the son of the same Edward I who banned homosexuality in England, did not disdain sodomy, which was known not only to his close associates.

Fashion: Is that a codpiece or are you just really happy to see me?

One of the most popular men's fashion accessories in the Middle Ages was the codpiece, a flap or pouch that was attached to the front of the trousers to emphasize masculinity by focusing on the genitals.

The codpiece was usually stuffed with sawdust or cloth and fastened with buttons or tied with braid. As a result, the man's crotch area looked very impressive.

The most fashionable shoes were boots with long and pointed toes, which also had to hint at something no less long in the pants of their owner.

These garments can often be seen in paintings. Dutch artists that time. There is a portrait of Henry VIII, one of the main fashionistas of his era, depicted wearing both a codpiece and boots.

Of course, the Church did not recognize this "devilish fashion" and tried in every possible way to prevent its spread. However, her power did not extend to the king of the country and his closest courtiers.

Dildos: the size corresponding to the sinfulness of desire

There is some evidence that artificial penises were actively used in the Middle Ages. In particular, entries in the "repentant books" - sets of punishments for various sins. These entries were something like this:

« Have you done what some women do with phallus-shaped objects, the size of which corresponds to the sinfulness of their desires? If so, you must repent on all holy feasts for five years!”

Dildos did not have any official name until the Renaissance, so they were designated by the names of items that have an elongated shape. In particular, the word "dildo" comes from the name of an oblong loaf of bread with dill: "dilldough".

Virginity and Chastity: Just Repent

The Middle Ages highly valued virginity, drawing a parallel between the chastity of a simple woman and the Virgin Mary. Ideally, a girl should take care of her innocence as her main wealth, but in practice this was rarely possible for anyone: morality was low, and men were rude and persistent (especially in the lower class).

Understanding how difficult it is for a woman to remain chaste in such a society, the Church made it possible for repentance and forgiveness of sins not only for non-virgin girls, but even for those who have given birth to children.

Titian (Tiziano Vecelio) - Penitent Mary Magdalene

Women who chose this path of "purification" should repent of their sins, and then atone for them by joining the cult of the Virgin, that is, devoting the rest of their days of life and serving the monastery.

By the way, many believe that in those days the girls wore the so-called "chastity belts", but in fact, these terrible devices were invented (and tried to be used) only in the 19th century.

Prostitution: Prosperity

Prostitution flourished in the Middle Ages. In large cities, prostitutes offered their services anonymously, without revealing their real names, and this was considered an honest and perfectly acceptable profession. It can be said that at that time the Church tacitly approved of prostitution, at least, did not try to prevent it in any way.

Oddly enough, commodity-money relations in sexual relations were regarded as a way to prevent adultery (!) And homosexuality, that is, as something that was impossible to do without.

St. Thomas Aquinas wrote: "If we forbid women to sell their bodies, lust will spill into our cities and destroy society."

The most privileged prostitutes worked in brothels, the less privileged offered their services on the city streets, and in the villages there was often one prostitute for the whole village, and her name was well known to the inhabitants. However, there, prostitutes were treated with contempt, they could be beaten, mutilated, or even thrown into prison, accused of vagrancy and debauchery.

Contraception: do what you want

The church has never approved of contraception, as it prevents the birth of children, but most of the efforts of the churchmen were aimed at combating "unnatural" sex and homosexuality, so people were left to their own devices in the matter of protection. Contraception was viewed more as a minor moral offense than a serious sin.

In addition to the most common method of contraception by interrupting sexual intercourse, people also used condoms from the intestines or urinary and gall bladders of animals. These condoms have been used many times.

Apparently, their function was not so much to protect against unwanted pregnancy, but to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, in particular, syphilis, which is widespread in Europe.

Also, women prepared decoctions and infusions of herbs, which were then placed in the vagina and, with varying degrees of effectiveness, played the role of spermicides.

sexual dysfunctions

If a man, for some unknown reason, could not have sex, the Church sent "private detectives" to him - experienced village women who examined his "household" and assessed his general health, trying to identify the cause of sexual impotence.

If the penis was deformed or there were other pathologies visible to the naked eye, the Church gave permission for divorce due to the husband's inability to procreate.

Many medieval European doctors were fans of Islamic medicine. Muslim doctors and pharmacists pioneered the problem of erectile dysfunction and developed drugs, therapies and even special diets for these patients.

We habitually ascribe due modesty to women, completely forgetting about their personal needs. Society really forced (and forces) the vast majority of girls to comply with a certain moral code. The punishment for excessive inclination to intimate adventures is punishable by at least ostracism - and the poor things have to go through life hiding their true desires.

But those who managed to reach high position, could afford to send such sugary morality to hell. These regal beauties entered world history as the most depraved women on the planet - and yet they just did what in the male universe is revered for valor.

Cleopatra

No one remembers the names of the great pharaohs, but Cleopatra's easy temper went down in history. Of course, for the sake of this skillful and cunning beauty, Caesar, and then Mark Antony, were ready to do anything, without even trying to tame her temper. Why are there Caesars, people agreed to a death sentence after a night with Cleopatra!

Princess Saltykova

Men in uniform will always attract women. Marya Alekseevna Saltykova considered the soldiers very seductive, and therefore spent all her free time right in the barracks. At night, the princess dressed up in a man's outfit and made her way to the grenadiers - they, of course, were glad to death.

Marquise de Pompadour

Who else thinks that appearance is not the main quality of a person? Jeanne Poisson built a plan for her life, starting only from this trump card. The plan, in fact, was quite simple: to meet the king and turn his head - no one had ever left such networks. Louis XV kept the Marquise de Pompadour in favorites for twenty years, especially praising her organizational skills. The girl knew that a man always needs new trophies, and built a whole castle brothel for the king.

Countess Dubarry

The monastic cell did not really attract Marie Becu, and therefore the eccentric girl fled from her native walls of the abbey at the age of 13. In Paris, Marie took up prostitution with pleasure and became a milliner. Count Dubarry took the charming harlot from the streets to his castle, and, to his misfortune, boasted of the young beauty to the king. Louis XV was so enamored that he moved her to his place. Ludovik looked through his fingers at Marie's sweet habit of accepting boyfriends for money - just think, with whom it does not happen.

Messalina

The Roman emperor Claudius got the most depraved "first lady" in history. Messalina did not miss a single handsome legionnaire, and when this was not enough, she simply started a whole brothel. Tacitus honored the morality of Messalina with a place in one of his historical essays. The great philosopher describes with surprise the strange contest between the imperial wife and the priestess of love: the girls argued who would make the most men happy in one night. 25 to 50 - Messalina's victory for a clear advantage.

Marie Antoinette

The husband of the young Marie Antoinette suffered from impotence, which the girl was not going to endure. At each ball, the royal courtesan gathered admirers, with whom she spent nights in secluded and not very corners of the palace.

Joanna of Naples

Overflowing with erotica, the Decameron was read to the 17-year-old queen by Boccaccio himself, which, perhaps, influenced the increased interest of Joan of Naples in everything carnal. John differed from other royal harlots in her love for several partners in one bed.

Elizaveta Petrovna

Even before her accession to the throne, Elizabeth Petrovna became famous for her free disposition. She recruited stately men into her retinue, not paying attention to their status: soldiers, pages, musicians and others received titles after the first night in the royal boudoir. At the end of the adventures of Elizabeth Petrovna, even hardened courtesans were outraged - where has it been seen that four lovers at once lived in the same palace and replaced each other in the bedroom in turn. The reign of Catherine II was marked by a number of intimate scandals. Even in her youth, the number of constant lovers of the queen exceeded three dozen. Having ascended the throne, Catherine became a little more choosy: now each candidate for bed friends was checked by her personal ladies-in-waiting. Prince Potemkin, by the way, made a good fortune on the unrestrained temper of the queen - for one hundred thousand rubles, he provided a potential favorite with a personal meeting with Catherine. Salvador Dali considered his wife a muse, without which art is unthinkable. Maybe it's all about the liberated character? Maybe he makes men act? Born Elena Dyakova did not change her passions even in marriage to a genius. Dali allowed Gala to choose lovers and seduce friends, which is what the muse did all her free time.

Heliogabalus is a Roman emperor, whom nature generously endowed with beautiful external data, but, obviously, compensated for this with a lack of intelligence and education. Even the tongue does not dare to call him loving, because he is the most depraved emperor among all the depraved and perverted. This is a homosexual who has been married several times ...

Probably, given the morals that prevailed at that time and the environment in which the boy grew up, it was difficult to expect that he would become a highly educated righteous man. Although, in fairness, it must be said that even at that time, mired in debauchery, there were many decent people, with normal moral principles and sexual preferences.

But Heliogabal, unlike many others, had a position and power that, with his rotten soul, sadistic inclinations and boundless love for the representatives of the stronger sex, became an infernal mixture.

Heliogabalus was born in 204 AD to a family with blood ties to the then emperor. Perhaps such kinship would play a positive role and give the child maximum opportunities for personal growth and development if he were surrounded normal people. But his grandmother Yulia Mesa and mother Yulia Soemiya were promiscuous, greedy and greedy for power. Therefore, Heliogabal became in their hands an instrument for achieving these goals. We must begin with the fact that his mother did not know who the father of the child was. Or maybe it was to her advantage to say that. Although she gave birth in a legal marriage, she told everyone that the boy’s father was Caracalla, the then consul and future emperor of Rome. Knowing the moral character of the alleged dad, it is quite possible to believe that this is true. Therefore, the boy, named at birth by the Syrian name Avita Varia Bassian, was replaced by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.

Years passed, and Caracalla became the emperor - stupid, vicious and unprincipled. He was killed after nine years of his mediocre reign. Heliogabalus was thirteen at that time, he had already managed to absorb all the charms of the natures of his mother, grandmother and possible father, and also tasted a depraved life. At this time, the guy was already aware of his natural beauty, but did not seek to make her more courageous. On the contrary, he wanted all men to worship him and admire his data. He dreamed of becoming beautiful, like the best of women!

Heliogabal used women's cosmetics - he blushed his smooth cheeks, painted his lips, and also wore women's jewelry - rings, bracelets and necklaces.

Mother and grandmother did everything possible and impossible for their offspring to become emperor. This happened when the boy was 14 years old. Heliogabalus went down in history as Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus.

Imagine what this led to when his vicious narcissistic nature was added endless possibilities. Heliogabal began to call himself Elagabal, that is, the God of the sun. He dressed in exquisite silk robes, which he never wore twice, but rode golden chariots.

When the child emperor entered Rome, his portrait was carried in front of the procession, where Heliogabal was in all his glory: in luxurious clothes, with a pampered generously painted face, all hung with jewels.

He built a temple, which was required to visit all the noble people of Rome. There he personally held services, dressed in luxurious clothes and with bright make-up on his face. The culmination of the "worship" was the dance of Heliogabal to the singing of many girls, who performed unambiguous erotic movements at the same time.

He introduced the lottery game, when very poor people were invited to a feast in the palace and they were given spoons with numbers written on them. During the feast, Heliogabal called the numbers and said what prize goes to its owner. Of course, there were also unpleasant prizes (for example, a dead cat), but basically the poor received either gold, or camels, or some other benefits. Therefore, it is not surprising that the people were happy with such an emperor.

But at these feasts it was already possible to consider a certain abnormality of the ruler, which manifested itself in very unusual culinary preferences. His favorite foods were the brains of nightingales, combs of live roosters, rice with white pearls, and beans with amber.

The young emperor also had other entertainment. Beggar cripples were brought to the palace, they were given water, and then they were led into a room with trained predators. It is clear that people were madly frightened, and Heliogabal with his favorites watched this through special secret windows and enjoyed it.

It must be said that in the beginning, for the most part, people were for such a ruler, since they managed to choke on his cruel predecessors. But their hopes were not justified. During the reign of this “loose boy”, sacrifice became widespread. All over the country killed the most handsome boys from noble families to please the strange deity worshiped by the emperor.

He was married, and twice. And, according to historians, he reluctantly fulfilled his marital duty. He had many mistresses, but, unlike men, more than once the relationship with no one was repeated.

Another one of his amusements was this. Heliogabal stripped naked, got into a golden chariot, in which he harnessed equally poorly dressed girls who rolled him around the palace.

Heliogabal was not only a straight man, but also a homosexual - men were the love of his life. He boasted that he had as many lovers as the most depraved whore did not have. Heliogabal chose them among actors, circus performers, slaves, etc. The main criterion for choosing partners was their large phallus. The emperor had special people who looked for young people with the appropriate appearance, undressed them, estimated the size of the genitals and, in their opinion, the best ones were brought to the emperor for his personal “testing”. Heliogabal settled all those who pleased him in bed in the palace and gave them high government positions.

Among his favorites was one man who won the heart of the emperor very much - this is the slave Hierocles. He was a charioteer who, in the truest sense of the word, was lucky during one race to fall in front of the place where Heliogabal was sitting. The helmet flew off the young man's head, and the handsome face of the young man, framed by luxurious white curls, appeared before the eyes of the emperor. And if we add to this picture the powerful body that no one had hitherto unknown slave, it becomes clear why Hierocles immediately sat down in the heart of Heliogabal with a splinter. After this incident, the ruler ordered the slave to be brought to his chambers and made him his lover.

He was so carried away by the new favorite that he settled his mother (also a slave) in the palace and gave her the status of consul. Hierocles was so able to please his master in bed that he publicly kissed his genitals, saying at the same time that he was paying tribute to him.

Another interesting fact about Heliogabal, although it is not known for certain whether this was actually the case. Some historians of antiquity wrote that he liked to kill his enemies in a very refined and pretentious way. Heliogabal invited them to visit for a sumptuous dinner, seated them in certain places (the most comfortable, as he told the guests), and when everyone sat at the table and calmly feasted, rose petals began to fall on top of the enemy guests in such quantities that people fell asleep with heads, and they suffocated. Only it is not clear why they did not jump up from their places and did not flee. Perhaps they understood that for such disrespect for the emperor, death awaits them anyway.

On this subject there is even a painting by the artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema - “Roses of Heliogabalus”.

In his heart, Heliogabal, most likely, understood that his age was short. But he believed that he deserved to die beautifully and by his own hand. Therefore, everywhere in the palace he laid out ropes of golden threads, vials of poison and golden daggers in order to kill himself if the need arose. He also built a high tower, under which he paved the ground with gold ingots. For what? So that if he chooses this kind of death and wants to throw himself from its summit, his noble brains and blood will spread on gold, and not on dirty ground.

Time passed, and the life of Heliogabal more and more outraged the Romans. At one fine moment, the cup of patience was overflowing, and the soldiers staged a riot, during which Heliogabal and his entire family were killed. Their corpses were put on hooks, dragged through all the city streets, and then thrown into the river. The Senate forbade henceforth and forever to give the name Antoninus to children.

Heliogabal lived only 18 years, but during this time he managed to leave such a mark on history that his name is still synonymous with vulgarity and debauchery. And no one can say anything good about him.

Their behavior would shock even the dirtiest modern whores. Let's open the cards of these historical figures.

VALERIA MESSALINA

This whore was the third wife of Claudius (Roman emperor), who, in addition, had cousin her mother. According to the sources, Melissana began her wild life at the age of 13, and only God knows how such a harlot was married by an influential emperor.

The woman did not miss a single handsome man, she could serve the entire crew of a warship and worked as a prostitute at night. Simply put, Valeria was a tireless nymphomaniac who once had a competition with the most famous Roman prostitute, Scylla.

Scylla was able to receive only 25 men per night, while Messalina served 50 clients.

Everyone around knew about the dissolute behavior of the empress, and Claudius turned a blind eye to the eccentric behavior of his wife until she tried to marry her lover.

CLEOPATRA

The queen of Egypt is still famous for her beauty secrets, while she was not a beauty.

We don’t even know why the directors chose written beauties to portray her in films (Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, Leonor Varela, Monica Bellucci).

For all her specific appearance, many men wanted to spend the night with the queen - she was the most skillful mistress and experienced fellatrix (in simple terms, Cleopatra gave an amazing blowjob).

Cleopatra always knew exactly what a man wanted from her and could please anyone. At the same time, for many men, a night with the Egyptian queen cost their lives.

GALA DALI

The real name of this historical figure is Elena Dyakonova and she was born in Kazan. The first spouse of Gala was the Frenchman Paul Eluard, madly in love with his beautiful wife.

He got away with Gala's dissolute behavior, did not resist her betrayals and was not averse to experimenting with threesomes. Married to Paul, Gala had an affair with the artist Max Ernst, she was not averse to posing naked for him, and sleeping with him, respectively.

Paul Eluard, according to some sources, was not against his wife's hobbies as an artist, according to others, he did not know about their intimate relationship. When Gala met Salvador Dali, she had no doubts - she divorced Paul and stopped communicating with Ernst.

But even in marriage with El Salvador, Gala could not boast of fidelity to her husband - she continually cheated on him with new acquaintances, did not disdain group sex and bought men for money.

When the money ran out (they, unfortunately, have such properties), the woman paid off her lovers with her husband's paintings. And so they lived!

GIOVANNA I

Queen of Naples, who ascended the throne at the age of 15. She quickly delved not so much into politics as into dubious pleasures, intrigues and amusements at the palace. Giovanna turned her yard into a brothel and brutally cracked down on people she didn't like.

The queen could easily share her bed with several men at once and did not hide her nymphomaniac inclinations.

Needless to say, she married four times - only Louis of Tarentum (the second husband of Giovanna) could satisfy her unbridled sexual fantasies and keep her in check, while the other spouses of the queen had to put up with her dissolute behavior.

MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR

At the age of 9, she was predicted to have a connection with the king himself. And so it happened - thanks to her beauty and perseverance, the voluptuous marquise won the heart of Louis XV and became his main favorite.

According to some reports, she could have sex up to 10 times a night, and satisfying different men(It is not known for sure whether Louis XV knew about his favorite's hobby outside of his bedroom).

De Pompadour, until her death, remained for the king not only a brilliant mistress who knew how to satisfy his every whim, but also a friend with whom you could talk.

Countess DuBarry

Another official mistress of Louis XV, who brought her closer to him by marrying the brother of Count Dubarry. In her youth, Marie (the name of the countess) was a noble prostitute and part-time sewing women's hats, underwear and dresses.

She was famous for her ability to satisfy any man - a hundred men have been in her bed. Among them were the Marquis de Villeroy and the Duke of Richelieu. It is not known what Count Dubarry thought about the behavior of his wife, but apparently everything suited him.

MARIE ANTOINETTE

The Queen of France and the wife of Louis XVI was a whore. The king suffered from phimosis, so he could not satisfy his young wife and she had to seek solace on the side. Maria stayed up late at balls and masquerades, slept with men who could surprise her and bestowed her favor on them.

The love of entertainment turned into an endless pursuit of pleasure, Mary could no longer stop, and information about the depravity and depravity of the queen spread throughout France. They say that the queen did not disdain incest and seduced her own son.