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[–] 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Well there's Caroline Lacroix.

She was a prostitute that caught the eye of King Leopold II, you know, the Belgian Congo guy. He ended up leaving her a pretty large portion of his blood money.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I think you could also make a strong argument for Zheng Yi Sao, basically seduced a pirate king and took over his fleet and became the most powerful pirate of all time.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Yi_Sao

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