Hahn uses the German edition you've found. The introduction of which tells me that the Polish-French thing can't possibly be the real deal, since P. wrote several volumes of memoirs, all in French. In several stages of his life. They were, according to the preface, confiscated after his death by Paul I., and basically sealed up, with some of the Czars having a look and then sealing them up again. The German book is planned as volume 1, covering the first two volumes of the French edition which supposedly was published for the first time in Paris in 1914. My very quick look told me it has the snark about Fritz on the occasion of young P's Potsdam visit in 1749 from which we already got a quick quote. P. was in Berlin for his health, among other things, and consulted the same doctor, Lieberkühn, who prescribed Fritz his first glasses (the later isn't mentioned, I just noticed because Hahn had given me the name of the doctor).
ETA: So far, P's memoirs in general are quite entertaining. He's often sarcastic, with an ego of his own, of course, but there's plenty of quotable stuff. Mind you, I could excerpt the Prussia-related bits, if that's all you're after, since it's really not his main subject. But fun. Very simplified:
Fritz: Overrated and so forcing himself to be witty. Also a cheapskate in terms of his Queen's budget. (Had to have lunch there one day.) Spotted a rich French waistcoat at Sanssouci when I went touristing there; typical. Modest soldier my ass.
MT: if I were a subject, I'd want her to be my monarch. Less of an ego, more of a common sense, pious, true, but not a hypocrite about it. All three wars of hers were for defense. Footnote: I wrote this in 1772. So disappointed in you, MT!
British people: Think they're God's gift to mankind when their schools are all about whipping instead of actual education. It shows.
Catherine: My love! My destiny!I saved myself for her. Yes, reader, I do mean she deflowered me, which as a Rokoko man I feel free to tell you. If you're wondering how a stud like me was still a virgin until Catherine, look, I was raised a Polish Catholic, and then I was ambitious. Anyway: Catherine/Me OTP, still, despite all that happened later.
Elisaveta: still surprisingly attractive when I met her, though not in profile, more of a front woman. Great dancer.
(P)Russian Pete: Ugh. And I do mean ugh. Yes, I'm completely unbiased here. Incidentally, re: his Fritz fanboying, whom he really fanboyed was FW; he had them mixed up on terms of what he thought Fritz was like. Proof no.1: he loved pipe smoking.
Re: Poniatowski
ETA: So far, P's memoirs in general are quite entertaining. He's often sarcastic, with an ego of his own, of course, but there's plenty of quotable stuff. Mind you, I could excerpt the Prussia-related bits, if that's all you're after, since it's really not his main subject. But fun. Very simplified:
Fritz: Overrated and so forcing himself to be witty. Also a cheapskate in terms of his Queen's budget. (Had to have lunch there one day.) Spotted a rich French waistcoat at Sanssouci when I went touristing there; typical. Modest soldier my ass.
MT: if I were a subject, I'd want her to be my monarch. Less of an ego, more of a common sense, pious, true, but not a hypocrite about it. All three wars of hers were for defense. Footnote: I wrote this in 1772.
So disappointed in you, MT!British people: Think they're God's gift to mankind when their schools are all about whipping instead of actual education. It shows.
Catherine: My love! My destiny!I saved myself for her. Yes, reader, I do mean she deflowered me, which as a Rokoko man I feel free to tell you. If you're wondering how a stud like me was still a virgin until Catherine, look, I was raised a Polish Catholic, and then I was ambitious. Anyway: Catherine/Me OTP, still, despite all that happened later.
Elisaveta: still surprisingly attractive when I met her, though not in profile, more of a front woman. Great dancer.
(P)Russian Pete: Ugh. And I do mean ugh. Yes, I'm completely unbiased here. Incidentally, re: his Fritz fanboying, whom he really fanboyed was FW; he had them mixed up on terms of what he thought Fritz was like. Proof no.1: he loved pipe smoking.