It did occur to me that all the "so not gay!" protests from earlier historians not withstanding, any prince not at the very least suspected of being, post late teens/early 20s at the latest, uninterested in the female and solely interested in the male sex would be side-eyed for writing lines to his sister like: "I wish with longing (...) for the return of those happy days when your Principe and my Principessa will kiss" and years leter re: his wife apropos their wedding, "She appeared prettier to me today than in the beginning, but that's because she toasted to your health. I said yes to her, not without shedding a few tears. For I have never loved you as much as right now, and I never wished more that you believe me."
Instead, depending on their interpretations, biographers to this day go either "eh, that Rokoko emo rethoric is sure something, but of course it's all fake" or "aw, sibling affection". :)
Re: Wilhelmine
It did occur to me that all the "so not gay!" protests from earlier historians not withstanding, any prince not at the very least suspected of being, post late teens/early 20s at the latest, uninterested in the female and solely interested in the male sex would be side-eyed for writing lines to his sister like: "I wish with longing (...) for the return of those happy days when your Principe and my Principessa will kiss" and years leter re: his wife apropos their wedding, "She appeared prettier to me today than in the beginning, but that's because she toasted to your health. I said yes to her, not without shedding a few tears. For I have never loved you as much as right now, and I never wished more that you believe me."
Instead, depending on their interpretations, biographers to this day go either "eh, that Rokoko emo rethoric is sure something, but of course it's all fake" or "aw, sibling affection". :)