Lovat sounds like a character, alright. And interesting about ASOIAF, I've only ever heard about the Wars of the Roses as inspiration.
As do I! I hope it didn't come across otherwise.
Not at all, don't worry about it. BTW, found a Philip/Carlos - FW/Fritz crossreference Schiller couldn't have known about (due to the publication date) when I checked Wilhelmine's memoirs for the other quote - according to Wilhelmine, the lady-in-waiting defending her and her mother during that awful scene where FW first went "I killed Fritz" and then "no, didn't, but I so will!", the courageous Frau von Kamecke, told FW point blank: "You have always thought of yourself as a pious and just King and God has overhwelmed you with blessings for it. But woe to you if you cross his commandments! Don't you fear divine retribution? It has brought two rulers down who did what you intend to do, shed their own son's blood. Philip II. and Peter the Great died without male heirs, their states were ravaged through external and internal wars, and both monarchs went from being regarded as great men to being seen as monsters by humanity. Think, your Majesty; your first outbursts of anger may be forgivable, but you will turn criminal if you don't try to surpress them."
The King did not interrupt her. He regarded her silently for a while. When she had finished talking, he finally broke his silence. "You are very brave for daring to talk to me in such a manner," he said, "but I do not hold it against you; your intentions are good, and you speak honestly. I respect you for it. Go and comfort my wife."
Now Peter I. might be an obvious reference, since not only was he a contemporary but the Prussian Royals had actually met him in person, but naming Philipp II as an example to FW as to why he shouldn't kill his son is rare synergy, wouldn't you say?
re: Schiller being named after Friedrich II - well, his father was an army doctor. And a fan. Schiller's own attitude towards the military was ambivalent, btw, not least because he had to be a cadet for a while, which he really didn't like. It came in handy for all the army scenes in Wallenstein, though.
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As do I! I hope it didn't come across otherwise.
Not at all, don't worry about it. BTW, found a Philip/Carlos - FW/Fritz crossreference Schiller couldn't have known about (due to the publication date) when I checked Wilhelmine's memoirs for the other quote - according to Wilhelmine, the lady-in-waiting defending her and her mother during that awful scene where FW first went "I killed Fritz" and then "no, didn't, but I so will!", the courageous Frau von Kamecke, told FW point blank: "You have always thought of yourself as a pious and just King and God has overhwelmed you with blessings for it. But woe to you if you cross his commandments! Don't you fear divine retribution? It has brought two rulers down who did what you intend to do, shed their own son's blood. Philip II. and Peter the Great died without male heirs, their states were ravaged through external and internal wars, and both monarchs went from being regarded as great men to being seen as monsters by humanity. Think, your Majesty; your first outbursts of anger may be forgivable, but you will turn criminal if you don't try to surpress them."
The King did not interrupt her. He regarded her silently for a while. When she had finished talking, he finally broke his silence. "You are very brave for daring to talk to me in such a manner," he said, "but I do not hold it against you; your intentions are good, and you speak honestly. I respect you for it. Go and comfort my wife."
Now Peter I. might be an obvious reference, since not only was he a contemporary but the Prussian Royals had actually met him in person, but naming Philipp II as an example to FW as to why he shouldn't kill his son is rare synergy, wouldn't you say?
re: Schiller being named after Friedrich II - well, his father was an army doctor. And a fan. Schiller's own attitude towards the military was ambivalent, btw, not least because he had to be a cadet for a while, which he really didn't like. It came in handy for all the army scenes in Wallenstein, though.