I know! No one could ever accuse Poniatowski of anti-Pete bias, nooooo.
And yes, Fritz is much more (P)Russian Pete's Dulcinea, not Suhm's. He's the Victoria to Suhm's Lord Melbourne, if anything. :)
(Voltaire: Ducinea nothing. He's Alcina, and specifically, my Alcina.)
Poor Pete. Catherine met Fritz. Poniatowski met Fritz. Neither of them bothered with an autograph. Meanwhile, who's the No.1 fan and only got a measly Black Eagle out of it before getting deposed?
Book reading: Poniatowski got his hands on a complete edition of the Pucelle, which was one of his earliest presents for Catherine (they read it together). And she was an avid reader. No idea whether Pete really wasn't one, though.
Re: Poniatowski: Totally Objective Assessment of (P)Russian Pete
And yes, Fritz is much more (P)Russian Pete's Dulcinea, not Suhm's. He's the Victoria to Suhm's Lord Melbourne, if anything. :)
(Voltaire: Ducinea nothing. He's Alcina, and specifically, my Alcina.)
Poor Pete. Catherine met Fritz. Poniatowski met Fritz. Neither of them bothered with an autograph. Meanwhile, who's the No.1 fan and only got a measly Black Eagle out of it before getting deposed?
Book reading: Poniatowski got his hands on a complete edition of the Pucelle, which was one of his earliest presents for Catherine (they read it together). And she was an avid reader. No idea whether Pete really wasn't one, though.