Oh, that does sound like a terrible idea. *facepalm* It also sounds like a very plausible idea from the guy who made his BROTHER roleplay him IN REAL LIFE.

cahn, I don't know if we mentioned this part, but when Fritz was going "You be me and I'll be Dad" to Heinrich and forcing his homosexual brother to get married in return for his freedom/better treatment, he had also recently given his palace at Rheinsberg to Heinrich. RHEINSBERG. The same palace Fritz moved to in the 1730s to lick his wounds after his forced marriage. (I'm not aware that he specifically forced Heinrich to move to Rheinsberg after getting married, but you can see the roleplay in progress.)

For this reason, today you can go view a statue of Crown Prince Friedrich in front of the palace, because he described it as the happiest period of his life, and a few minutes' walk away, also the giant FUCK YOU obelisk from Heinrich, because compulsory roleplay. (Heinrich's also buried here.)

Otoh, the jerkass side also gets ample display, starting with his introduction.
Yeah, even the first few minutes made it clear to me this movie was not going to glamorize away the jerkass parts.