Now, if I go by the editorial remarks Förster in his first volume thought there was an evil Catholic-Imperial plot afoot to make Fritz in his hour of need a Catholic. Here, in volume 3, he admits the documents don't bear that out, as the Imperials are less than thrilled by the MT/Conversion idea, which is that of Fritz, but he assures his readers that the hero of the Protestant faith surely was just looking to incriminate Grumbkow & Seckendorff in the eyes of FW and never would he ever. Meanwhile, in 1731, Prince Eugene seems to be far from senile, for upon hearing from Grumbkow that Fritz is interested in aquiring an Archducess, he makes this assessment of Junior:
The proposal sent by the Crown Prince to Grumbkow is strange, and Grumbkow did well to give his response in such a way, for it seems likely that the Crown Prince suggested such a project to deduce from the replly as to whether the King has any attention of looking for a marriage with an Archduchess. This is enlightening regarding the Crown Prince's falsehood, as is his reply through Hille to Grumbkow that he would have to do violence to his nature in such case, as so far he has little love for the Archhouse. This new project as well as the one from some months ago which came to us via Natzmer, shows how far reaching ideas this young man has, and while these are currently spontanous and not well thought through, he does not appear energy or common sense. Which is why he ought to become more dangerous to his neighbours in time, if he can't be rid of his current principles. Other than the Bevern marriage, there's little or nothing to hope for him right now. The harder the King treats him, the more he'll insist on changing all his father does once it is his time.
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MT Marriage AU Reborn
Date: 2020-02-03 10:59 am (UTC)The proposal sent by the Crown Prince to Grumbkow is strange, and Grumbkow did well to give his response in such a way, for it seems likely that the Crown Prince suggested such a project to deduce from the replly as to whether the King has any attention of looking for a marriage with an Archduchess. This is enlightening regarding the Crown Prince's falsehood, as is his reply through Hille to Grumbkow that he would have to do violence to his nature in such case, as so far he has little love for the Archhouse. This new project as well as the one from some months ago which came to us via Natzmer, shows how far reaching ideas this young man has, and while these are currently spontanous and not well thought through, he does not appear energy or common sense. Which is why he ought to become more dangerous to his neighbours in time, if he can't be rid of his current principles. Other than the Bevern marriage, there's little or nothing to hope for him right now. The harder the King treats him, the more he'll insist on changing all his father does once it is his time.
Eugene, I'm impressed.