Frederick the Great, discussion post 6

[cahn]

...I think we need another one (seriously, you guys, this is THE BEST) and I'd better make it now before I disappear into the wilds of music performance.

(also, as of this week there are two Frederician fics in the yuletide archive and eeeeeeeeeee)
(huh, only one of them is actually tagged with Frederick the Great even though two with Maria Theresia and Wilhelmine, eeeeeee this is awesome I CAN'T WAIT)

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Re: Wilhelmine's in-laws

[mildred_of_midgard]

Oh, interestingly, Fritz tells Catt that AW would have become less trusting if he had been king, because while he was definitely harmed by all his trusting (of those bad advisors who were totally responsible for the bad blood between him and Fritz, because Fritz can't be responsible, noooo), when you're king you *really* can't afford to trust people.

Fritz: I used to trust people. Then I became king and realized everyone was out to get me.
Me: You know, I think 1730 might have had something to do with that. There have been trusting kings before, Fritz. Just not you.
AW: I could have been a less paranoid more trusting king!

Re: Wilhelmine's in-laws

[selenak]

Meanwhile, Berlin gossip is sure the King was the one influenced by "evil advisors" against his brother. Lehndorff suspects Winterfeldt. But he notably stops that once AW is back in town; presumably AW made it clear no influencing had been necessary.

"Evil/bad advisors": everyone's favourite trope to avoid blaming the monarch.