I had forgotten this quote if I learned it (and I feel like I probably did, since I did read accounts of his deathbed scene).
In the (rather good) miniseries about him, which you should see in the European version ("Charles II: The Power and the Passion"), since the American ("The Last King") one got trimmed down and censored severely, making mincemeat of some of the political plots and character motivations, the scriptwriters used the line but changed "Portsmouth" to "Louise", since they figured a modern audience would wonder what Charles has against Southhampton and Plymouth that he doesn't name them as well, according to the audio commentary. ;)
Talking of dying British monarch's, SD's brother G2 might have been unwilling to do anything for his nephew (and niece!), but the story of how he responded when his dying wife Caroline told him that she doesn't want him to be alone, he should marry again, is endearing and very 18th century: "Never! I shall take a mistress!"
Tongue-in-cheek question: if this is the continental example, does that mean Fredersdorf is "Mike" when Fritz is talking? ;)
Fritz to AW in 1741, before his first battle: "Take care of Algarotti, and let not poor Michael starve?" ;)
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In the (rather good) miniseries about him, which you should see in the European version ("Charles II: The Power and the Passion"), since the American ("The Last King") one got trimmed down and censored severely, making mincemeat of some of the political plots and character motivations, the scriptwriters used the line but changed "Portsmouth" to "Louise", since they figured a modern audience would wonder what Charles has against Southhampton and Plymouth that he doesn't name them as well, according to the audio commentary. ;)
Talking of dying British monarch's, SD's brother G2 might have been unwilling to do anything for his nephew (and niece!), but the story of how he responded when his dying wife Caroline told him that she doesn't want him to be alone, he should marry again, is endearing and very 18th century: "Never! I shall take a mistress!"
Tongue-in-cheek question: if this is the continental example, does that mean Fredersdorf is "Mike" when Fritz is talking? ;)
Fritz to AW in 1741, before his first battle: "Take care of Algarotti, and let not poor Michael starve?" ;)