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: Katte's Death: The Documentary Hypothesis - The V. Münchow Version

[selenak]

Yep, seems v. Münchow Jr. had too high an opinion of FW, and underestimated Lepel's capacity for "to the letter, not the spirit" order-following.

Incidentally, since Jr. says he later served as page with Fritz, that's another sign v. Münchow Sr. (and his entire Family) must have been pretty decent. Mind you, I would not have wanted to get hot coffee spilled on me just because I don't open my mouth fast enough to mollify Fritz' paranoia about getting poisoned!

Re: Katte's Death: The Documentary Hypothesis - The V. Münchow Version

[mildred_of_midgard]

Paranoia, hell--odds are there actually was a poisoning attempt, hence this anecdote. This is why monarchs have tasters. (Giving Fritz a taster has featured in one of my unwritten fanfics.) That said, the tasting is usually more organized than this, Fritz. A+ trolling, though.

(And no, nobody wants to drink his ridiculous coffee, although I seem to remember reading he would add the mustard and peppercorns himself, so maybe the pages only have to taste the actual coffee.)