Good point, especially given that the Jacobite Situation was very contemporary to FW.
That has always been a large part of my explanation for why FW never made serious moves to disinherit Fritz without killing him, regardless of how much he talked about it, and why I don't think Fritz stood a chance offering to give up his place in the succession in exchange for Katte's life.
(BTW, refreshing my vaguer Hohenzollern memories reminded me that young FW managed to beat up future George II of England when they were both kids, despite being five years younger. No wonder adult George had a general "These Hohenzollern are all nuts, why is my sister married to one?" attitude.)
Oh, damn, I had somehow missed that anecdote! No wonder 18th century history, dang.
He was ruthless in war, but his Prussia actually had the most modern laws of any German state until Napoleon in terms of citizen's rights
Yup, yup. Fritz is the living embodiment of the "fair for its day" TV trope.
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Date: 2019-08-19 01:46 pm (UTC)That has always been a large part of my explanation for why FW never made serious moves to disinherit Fritz without killing him, regardless of how much he talked about it, and why I don't think Fritz stood a chance offering to give up his place in the succession in exchange for Katte's life.
(BTW, refreshing my vaguer Hohenzollern memories reminded me that young FW managed to beat up future George II of England when they were both kids, despite being five years younger. No wonder adult George had a general "These Hohenzollern are all nuts, why is my sister married to one?" attitude.)
Oh, damn, I had somehow missed that anecdote! No wonder 18th century history, dang.
He was ruthless in war, but his Prussia actually had the most modern laws of any German state until Napoleon in terms of citizen's rights
Yup, yup. Fritz is the living embodiment of the "fair for its day" TV trope.