Conclusion: Voltaire can't have heard either story during his three years in Prussia, so the Georgii story most likely died down early on due to lack of feeding material (i.e. Fredersdorf securely in power at Fritz' side, no alternate candidate spotted through the 40s), and the "put him back in the army" story was something Tyrconnel & Latouche heard once but which wasn't a popular rumor (that would have reached Voltaire) because people went "yeah, no" at the unlikelihood and showed no interest.
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Re: Fredersdorf: Prime Suspect? (or: By Jove, I've found it!)
Date: 2020-03-25 07:38 am (UTC)