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submitted 1 month ago by Stern@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] klu9@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

some mistresses were known to advise the King of France in state affairs if he was so infatuated

So... is this Wikipedia's official position on the only reason why a man with power would ever listen to a woman?

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Until Catherine the Great, at which point the situation was reversed.