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In The Great (2021), Empress Catherine is told that she must give birth in front of a crowd due to an event were a royal baby died and was swapped out for a living baby. Did a situation like that actually ever happen? or was that just a fear that monarchies had?

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In The Great (2021), Empress Catherine is told that she must give birth in front of a crowd due to an event were a royal baby died and was swapped out for a living baby. Did a situation like that actually ever happen? or was that just a fear that monarchies had?	388	AskHistorians