the estimable Ms Ziebura has edited Lehndorff's 1799 diary.
Somebody deserves flowers! Have you tracked down this volume? Are we going to be able to get our hands on it (perhaps after libraries reopen)?
However, I am quite sure we owe this solely to the Marchese di Luchesini, who is always near him and knows how to captivate him through witty conversation. The men who used to surround the King were lacking in wit; their conversation was only gossip revolving around people the King didn’t even know.
Lol. No wonder Fritz was happy to resume corresponding with Heinrich!
because "the manes" is a Roman mythology allusion which does sound like Fritz.
It does, yes. Granted he's not the only one in the 18th century who knew his mythology, but it does add to the plausibility. That said, "manes of those whose favour he courted" doesn't necessarily have to mean AW: if Prades was guilty in Fritz's mind of treason, it could just as easily mean his long-dead paymasters.
Although the court painter actually did a golden anniversary painting for which neither of the two marrieds posed. Poor painted EC has to hold a fertlity symbol in her hand, too.
Wow.
Various family members of the du Rosey clan and the Katte clan: Ahem. Ahem.
HAHAHAA. But his grudge prevented him from gathering information about poor innocent Hans Hermann, who had never done Lehndorff any harm, that would be of great interest to future readers! My kingdom for a Fontane bodyswap.
What I wish she'd translate and edit are Heinrich's and Ferdinand's letters to Lehndorff.
Maybe if we send her flowers and a nice note. ;)
(Ludwig v. Wreech: Fritz wrote love poetry to my mother. Which throughout my childhood we were forced to hear recited out loud, along with her gushing about what a great man he's become. Isn't that enough reason to hate him? Heinrich: You're hired.)
LOOOL. Well, all the biographers I've read said she merely tolerated him as Crown Prince and wasn't that impressed, but maybe that changed after he became Frederick the Great instead of Frederick the Disgraced Prince With Whom It Is Dangerous To Socialize (see also Doris Ritter)?
Re: The Lehndorff Report: 1783
Somebody deserves flowers! Have you tracked down this volume? Are we going to be able to get our hands on it (perhaps after libraries reopen)?
However, I am quite sure we owe this solely to the Marchese di Luchesini, who is always near him and knows how to captivate him through witty conversation. The men who used to surround the King were lacking in wit; their conversation was only gossip revolving around people the King didn’t even know.
Lol. No wonder Fritz was happy to resume corresponding with Heinrich!
because "the manes" is a Roman mythology allusion which does sound like Fritz.
It does, yes. Granted he's not the only one in the 18th century who knew his mythology, but it does add to the plausibility. That said, "manes of those whose favour he courted" doesn't necessarily have to mean AW: if Prades was guilty in Fritz's mind of treason, it could just as easily mean his long-dead paymasters.
Although the court painter actually did a golden anniversary painting for which neither of the two marrieds posed. Poor painted EC has to hold a fertlity symbol in her hand, too.
Wow.
Various family members of the du Rosey clan and the Katte clan: Ahem. Ahem.
HAHAHAA. But his grudge prevented him from gathering information about poor innocent Hans Hermann, who had never done Lehndorff any harm, that would be of great interest to future readers! My kingdom for a Fontane bodyswap.
What I wish she'd translate and edit are Heinrich's and Ferdinand's letters to Lehndorff.
Maybe if we send her flowers and a nice note. ;)
(Ludwig v. Wreech: Fritz wrote love poetry to my mother. Which throughout my childhood we were forced to hear recited out loud, along with her gushing about what a great man he's become. Isn't that enough reason to hate him? Heinrich: You're hired.)
LOOOL. Well, all the biographers I've read said she merely tolerated him as Crown Prince and wasn't that impressed, but maybe that changed after he became Frederick the Great instead of Frederick the Disgraced Prince With Whom It Is Dangerous To Socialize (see also Doris Ritter)?