Researchers have uncovered a long-standing secret.
The whole world learned the name of Baron Munchausen back in the 18th century, when exciting stories about his life and adventures began to be published. The public was invariably delighted with the witty and fantasy stories, and subsequently directors repeatedly filmed them. And there was so much fiction in these works that only historians managed to find the truth about Munchausen’s life.
So, the baron was really married to Jacobina von Dunten, as was shown in the Soviet film “That Same Munchausen.” However, in reality his marriage was happy. The bride immediately fell in love with her groom, and their relationship was characterized by mutual understanding and mutual feelings.
Jacobina, a representative of a German family, was in fact Russian. The fact is that in 1726, when Munchausen’s wife was born, her native Livonia had already been part of Russia for five years. Therefore, the baron’s first wife was Russian, despite her roots.
