- There were lots of rumors in 1729 that Fritz would be allowed to travel to France and Italy, but nothing came out of it.
Per Lavisse, these discussions apparently went far enough that in February 1730, the French government officially said, "We'd love to have you visit," which has been taken to mean that they were offering him asylum during his escape attempt, but what they really meant was, "If FW gives you permission."
(This reminds me of a famous King Fritz speech just before Leuthen.)
It does! But even with the Fritz method you only get a one-time deal; desertion at other times is Not On.
in 1728, an unlucky page forgot FW's overcoat and it rained. That guy got beaten.
Oops. I hope it wasn't my favorite FW page!
In 1730, one Potsdam Giant committed suicide in the room where the tobacco parliament was held (obviously not while it was in session) by hanging himself, because he had been publically humiliated by his superior officer
ZOMG. Also, agree he was kidnapped.
in l729, rumor has it the recalled Suhm
Interesting! I just looked up the date of this envoy, and it's October 15, 1729. My other sources have him continuing to be official envoy until January 1730, with a co-envoy from mid-September 1729 on.
Dr. Willers, according to Stratemann the guy who taught both Wilhelmine and Fritz in English
Ooh, English lessons for Fritz. I've always wondered how much English he actually knew. He had no problem spouting off about what an inferior language it was, but Fritz's specialty was always uninformed opinions. And even beyond FW's refusal to let him become properly educated (in contrast to Wilhelmine), Fritz doesn't seem to have been linguistically gifted.
since the Princess Amalie couldn't quite read out the petition, the Princess Ulrike took it into her hands and adressed the King thusly:
Awww! Go Ulrike. Those two do get the cute stories together. cahn, Amalie would have been 6, and Ulrike about to turn 10.
Löwenör (Strateman's spelling of the name)
He's so hard to Google because there are like 6 spellings of his name!
- Stratemann reports the story of the soldier who lights the candle again for Fritz after extinguishing it according to FW's order in that month of November when he suddenly has all the goods
Ooh! That is the earliest and only contemporary account of that we have. So it was definitely predates the Fouqué visit in the following year, and since our only evidence for Fouqué letting Fritz use his candles past lights-out is Fouqué's grandson, I wonder if this story got passed down orally and changed a little to give him credit. Of course, the officer extinguishing Fritz's candle may well have just decided to leave Fouqué's candle lit on that occasion and not relight Fritz's, but it wouldn't have been necessary. Even in the cell, Fritz later reports to Wilhelmine that he was reading with a lamp, and that was before Katte's death (at least so we've deduced).
Though I have to wonder...if Stratemann knows about this candle-lighting at this early date, does FW know about this? Does he (try to) put a stop to it?
has become a naturalized citzen there and has been equipped by his Great-British Majesty with a company.
I don't know about the company, but the rest checks out.
I guess this man congratulates himself heartily that he has escaped from a great anger in this country and now finds himself in such happy circumstances.
I guess so! Though he's still nervous enough to withdraw to Dublin.
Re: The Braunschweig Perspective : Rumors, Rumors
Per Lavisse, these discussions apparently went far enough that in February 1730, the French government officially said, "We'd love to have you visit," which has been taken to mean that they were offering him asylum during his escape attempt, but what they really meant was, "If FW gives you permission."
(This reminds me of a famous King Fritz speech just before Leuthen.)
It does! But even with the Fritz method you only get a one-time deal; desertion at other times is Not On.
in 1728, an unlucky page forgot FW's overcoat and it rained. That guy got beaten.
Oops. I hope it wasn't my favorite FW page!
In 1730, one Potsdam Giant committed suicide in the room where the tobacco parliament was held (obviously not while it was in session) by hanging himself, because he had been publically humiliated by his superior officer
ZOMG. Also, agree he was kidnapped.
in l729, rumor has it the recalled Suhm
Interesting! I just looked up the date of this envoy, and it's October 15, 1729. My other sources have him continuing to be official envoy until January 1730, with a co-envoy from mid-September 1729 on.
Dr. Willers, according to Stratemann the guy who taught both Wilhelmine and Fritz in English
Ooh, English lessons for Fritz. I've always wondered how much English he actually knew. He had no problem spouting off about what an inferior language it was, but Fritz's specialty was always uninformed opinions. And even beyond FW's refusal to let him become properly educated (in contrast to Wilhelmine), Fritz doesn't seem to have been linguistically gifted.
since the Princess Amalie couldn't quite read out the petition, the Princess Ulrike took it into her hands and adressed the King thusly:
Awww! Go Ulrike. Those two do get the cute stories together.
Löwenör (Strateman's spelling of the name)
He's so hard to Google because there are like 6 spellings of his name!
- Stratemann reports the story of the soldier who lights the candle again for Fritz after extinguishing it according to FW's order in that month of November when he suddenly has all the goods
Ooh! That is the earliest and only contemporary account of that we have. So it was definitely predates the Fouqué visit in the following year, and since our only evidence for Fouqué letting Fritz use his candles past lights-out is Fouqué's grandson, I wonder if this story got passed down orally and changed a little to give him credit. Of course, the officer extinguishing Fritz's candle may well have just decided to leave Fouqué's candle lit on that occasion and not relight Fritz's, but it wouldn't have been necessary. Even in the cell, Fritz later reports to Wilhelmine that he was reading with a lamp, and that was before Katte's death (at least so we've deduced).
Though I have to wonder...if Stratemann knows about this candle-lighting at this early date, does FW know about this? Does he (try to) put a stop to it?
has become a naturalized citzen there and has been equipped by his Great-British Majesty with a company.
I don't know about the company, but the rest checks out.
I guess this man congratulates himself heartily that he has escaped from a great anger in this country and now finds himself in such happy circumstances.
I guess so! Though he's still nervous enough to withdraw to Dublin.