* Ugh at Wilhelmine wanting to see FW before he died and none of the men in her life letting her. I totally get why Fritz was doing his usual "for your own good" move, but ugh. You shouldn't have to ask permission to visit your dying father.
* Wilhelmine may have expected Fritz to summon her straight to Berlin after he became king. I've always been surprised that he didn't! Even before I knew that she spent several months there immediately after her daughter was born. I would be interested to hear the selenak take on this. Yes, he still would have abandoned her to go off to war, but he sent for Algarotti and Duhan and a bunch of other people that he only abandoned after a few months. Why only a brief visit to Wilhelmine on a trip that was mainly for other purposes, and then an eventual invitation to come visit in October?
Also, lol at Oster saying the trip to Strasbourg was for political purposes. The rest of the trip, yes. Strasbourg?
Fritz: It is very important that Europe be prepared for my willingness to cross borders illegally.
:P
* Bei dieser Lebensweise verfliegt die Zeit so rasch, daß ich wünschte, die Tage hätten 24 Stunden.
They don't? Does this mean "waking hours" in German or something?
* Oster has the "there stands one who will avenge me" quote!
* War starts, and Wilhelmine is very encouraging to the Austrian envoy and says that she wishes Fritz hadn't invaded, that Bayreuth will not fight on his side, and that they will remain loyal to MT. That's more than just lunch!
* Wilhelmine and Margrave: Hey, if it's asserting old claims time, maybe we can get Nuremberg for Bayreuth! Fritz: I would advise against. Wilhelmine and Margrave: ???
Macaulay: His first object was to rob the Queen of Hungary. His second was that, if possible, nobody should rob her but himself.
* Fritz: You should totally fight on my side! Wilhelmine and Margrave: We made an alliance against the Habsburgs! Fritz: Too late, I already made a separate peace. Allies gotta fend for themselves. Wilhelmine and Margrave: ??? Fritz: *kicks off the Second Silesian War* MT: What about that peace? Fritz: Allies need me!
Oster: "The accusations of faithlessness bounced right off him."
15-yo Mildred: My FAVE. :D :D :D
Superville: See? SEE? I called this in 1739 and no one believed me! Voltaire was still getting the Anti-Machiavel published in 1740!
* Man trinke mit seiner Geliebten ja auch keinen Kräutertee
I get the gist of this (it's what I said in my Peter Keith post about Fritz not having a high opinion of the political prowess of people he met socially), but what is this about herbal tea?
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Re: Oster Wilhelmine readthrough - 1740s
Date: 2020-10-03 11:41 pm (UTC)* Wilhelmine may have expected Fritz to summon her straight to Berlin after he became king. I've always been surprised that he didn't! Even before I knew that she spent several months there immediately after her daughter was born. I would be interested to hear the
Also, lol at Oster saying the trip to Strasbourg was for political purposes. The rest of the trip, yes. Strasbourg?
Fritz: It is very important that Europe be prepared for my willingness to cross borders illegally.
:P
* Bei dieser Lebensweise verfliegt die Zeit so rasch, daß ich wünschte, die Tage hätten 24 Stunden.
They don't? Does this mean "waking hours" in German or something?
* Oster has the "there stands one who will avenge me" quote!
* War starts, and Wilhelmine is very encouraging to the Austrian envoy and says that she wishes Fritz hadn't invaded, that Bayreuth will not fight on his side, and that they will remain loyal to MT. That's more than just lunch!
* Wilhelmine and Margrave: Hey, if it's asserting old claims time, maybe we can get Nuremberg for Bayreuth!
Fritz: I would advise against.
Wilhelmine and Margrave: ???
Macaulay: His first object was to rob the Queen of Hungary. His second was that, if possible, nobody should rob her but himself.
* Fritz: You should totally fight on my side!
Wilhelmine and Margrave: We made an alliance against the Habsburgs!
Fritz: Too late, I already made a separate peace. Allies gotta fend for themselves.
Wilhelmine and Margrave: ???
Fritz: *kicks off the Second Silesian War*
MT: What about that peace?
Fritz: Allies need me!
Oster: "The accusations of faithlessness bounced right off him."
15-yo Mildred: My FAVE. :D :D :D
Superville: See? SEE? I called this in 1739 and no one believed me! Voltaire was still getting the Anti-Machiavel published in 1740!
* Man trinke mit seiner Geliebten ja auch keinen Kräutertee
I get the gist of this (it's what I said in my Peter Keith post about Fritz not having a high opinion of the political prowess of people he met socially), but what is this about herbal tea?