the impression I got was that the role he wanted was Trusted (and listened to) Advisor, not monarch on the throne. I could be wrong, of course.
Yeah, I don't think either Heinrich or Fritz was power-hungry in the sense of being eager to acquire power. Digging through my memory, I'm failing to come up with any evidence that Crown Prince Fritz was in a big hurry to be king and take over ruling, as opposed to for Dad to die so the abuse could stop. When FW did die, Fritz is supposed to have said (to Fredersdorf, I think), "Now the fun times end."
But once *given* power, Fritz's control issues (plus I think FW's model of kingship, which should not be underestimated, even his political testament is like "Make sure you single-handedly control everything important") take over, and he's not willing to *share* power, or to be especially chill while exercising it. I keep coming back to Tolkien, but this is exactly what he was getting at: easy to avoid acquiring power, very hard to give it up, and equally hard to avoid abusing it.
So how would Heinrich have reacted, in the AU where he's the older brother in 1740, or where Glasow's poisoning attempt is successful and he becomes regent? One wonders.
And yes, Mina is an interesting data point, thank you for pointing that out.
Guys, I've just had a vision of the future, and if we don't go for constitutional monarchy, we'll end up with an orange blob as President. So, here's what I'm thinking: how about the cousin of the guy we just got rid of, who has never been here, so won't be partisan, is gay like me, so won't found a dynasty, and who's really into French so might want to change that into our offficial language?
Re: Rokoko Dragon Sickness or: Better stay away from rings of power as a Hohenzollern
Yeah, I don't think either Heinrich or Fritz was power-hungry in the sense of being eager to acquire power. Digging through my memory, I'm failing to come up with any evidence that Crown Prince Fritz was in a big hurry to be king and take over ruling, as opposed to for Dad to die so the abuse could stop. When FW did die, Fritz is supposed to have said (to Fredersdorf, I think), "Now the fun times end."
But once *given* power, Fritz's control issues (plus I think FW's model of kingship, which should not be underestimated, even his political testament is like "Make sure you single-handedly control everything important") take over, and he's not willing to *share* power, or to be especially chill while exercising it. I keep coming back to Tolkien, but this is exactly what he was getting at: easy to avoid acquiring power, very hard to give it up, and equally hard to avoid abusing it.
So how would Heinrich have reacted, in the AU where he's the older brother in 1740, or where Glasow's poisoning attempt is successful and he becomes regent? One wonders.
And yes, Mina is an interesting data point, thank you for pointing that out.
Guys, I've just had a vision of the future, and if we don't go for constitutional monarchy, we'll end up with an orange blob as President. So, here's what I'm thinking: how about the cousin of the guy we just got rid of, who has never been here, so won't be partisan, is gay like me, so won't found a dynasty, and who's really into French so might want to change that into our offficial language?
AHAHAHA, but what's not to like? :D