No, he doesn't make such definite claims about Fritz' emotional life. He does treat some things as given - Wilhelmine as the closest sibling, for example, which comes up when he discusses Fritz the art collector and the influence of Wilhelmine's Italian journey - , and thinks Fredersdorf and Eichel were probably the two people Fritz trusted most, while he thinks of the intellectual friends, D'Argens came closest to his ideal for tht type of relationship - clever and gifted and great to talk to and read letters from, but not as brilliant (and thus not needing Fritz' support) as Voltaire, not to mention an easier person to live with, and willing to stay, unlike Algarotti.
He also treats Fritz' homosexuality in general as given (and agrees with the Antinous = Katte theory), without bothering with a "did he or didn't he?" discussion. In the interview, he's asked about this and his reaction basically is, oh, please, and that in the 18th century as long as you were an aristocrat, it wasn't a big deal.
Oh, and he thinks Fritz had an admistration problem in the later years because the circle of people he trusted was dying on him, and he wasn't capable anymore of trusting new people; that's when his micromanagement style became a problem, which in Hahn's eyes it wasn't before.
Re: Peter-Michael Hahn
He also treats Fritz' homosexuality in general as given (and agrees with the Antinous = Katte theory), without bothering with a "did he or didn't he?" discussion. In the interview, he's asked about this and his reaction basically is, oh, please, and that in the 18th century as long as you were an aristocrat, it wasn't a big deal.
Oh, and he thinks Fritz had an admistration problem in the later years because the circle of people he trusted was dying on him, and he wasn't capable anymore of trusting new people; that's when his micromanagement style became a problem, which in Hahn's eyes it wasn't before.