Except for Algarotti, who hightailed it out of Prussia.
(BTw, having now finished the dissertation: master of the diplomatic breakup or not, he does sound pretty disenchanted with Fritz. I mean, telling his brother he's now on "the worst road, the one leading back to Prussia" at the end of his last trip to Italy while still returning to Fritz' court sounds not exactly like having mixed feelings.)
Most of Europe, though, sounds pretty gleeful. The not feeling sorry for Fritz or Voltaire helps, though I have to wonder, weren't there any sizable number of Maupertuis partisans?
Re: Dueling
(BTw, having now finished the dissertation: master of the diplomatic breakup or not, he does sound pretty disenchanted with Fritz. I mean, telling his brother he's now on "the worst road, the one leading back to Prussia" at the end of his last trip to Italy while still returning to Fritz' court sounds not exactly like having mixed feelings.)
Most of Europe, though, sounds pretty gleeful. The not feeling sorry for Fritz or Voltaire helps, though I have to wonder, weren't there any sizable number of Maupertuis partisans?