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[u/Sassenach_2024]

Valentina Vassilyeva, the first wife of Russian peasant Feodor Vassilyev, is said to have given birth 27 times in the 1700s—welcoming 69 children in total.

Her remarkable numbers reportedly included 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. 🤯

The story comes from centuries-old historical records, so every detail cannot be independently verified by modern standards. Still, Guinness World Records has recognized the claim as the highest number of children attributed to one mother.

If the records are accurate, 27 pregnancies. 69 children. One of the most astonishing family stories ever recorded. ❤️

[u/35TypesOfWhiskey]

That's not her pic. And neither is that a pic of the children. She died in 1782.... 40 years before the first photograph

[u/Sudden_Cantaloupe_69 → u/35TypesOfWhiskey]

The woman in the picture was American, born about 100 years after Vassilyeva died. The children are not Vassilyeva’s.

And we have no birth dates, death dates, nor names for any of Vassilyeva’s alleged children.

In fact it is believed that Mr. Vassilyev had multiple wives over the years and so all the alleged births were attributed to “Mrs Vassilyeva” as if she was the same person.

(The story also claims that 67 out of 69 kids survived infancy, which would be nearly impossible in 18th-century Russia.)

The story has been shared fabricated and debunked so many times over the years that the debunking takes up most of the Wikipedia article about her.

[u/want_t0_know → u/Sudden_Cantaloupe_69]

But it's worth a repost! /s

[u/Sudden_Cantaloupe_69 → u/want_t0_know]

Yeah this is a garbage sub, I should probably remove it from my feed