Found it! It's the entry on March 4th 1730. Heinrich isn't called FW's favourite (and btw, this Ambassador has a lot about AW earlier just by name searching, FW is even supposed to have given AW Wusterhausen, and organizes special fireworks for him, AW is described as his firm favourite), and it's only the second time he shows up at all (earlier, Stratmann notes he's joined AW's household), but Wilhelmine is told to look after him (in one particular situation) as a sign of FW's forgiveness. The situation: SD has a difficult pregnany, FW tells his "Fieke" that God has given her to him for 24 yers now, he wants to keep her, God can do to the baby whatever he wants as long as he lets FW keep SD. Then he asks her whether she wants to see her children. SD says yes, and that the two oldest should be in the antechambre. FW allows all to enter, enter they do, he's greeted but refuses to give Wilhelmine his hand to kiss because he's still angry. SD gives Wilhelmine a signal, Wilhelmine puts her arms around FW's neck, cries and pleads for him to show her his grace again, he says "It is alright, Wilhelmine, you are my dear daughter".
In the evening, the kids all dine in the antechambre, FW keeps going between the antechambre and SD's bedroom and:
Des Abends hatten alle Königliche Kinder in der VorCammer speisen müssen, da der König zwischen der Königinn Bette und solcher Tafel beständig, unter lieblichen Anreden, spazieren gangen; und wie Se. Majestät angemercket, daß der kleinste Prinz Heinrich geweint, und nach der Ursache gefraget, der Cron-Printz auch darauf geantwortet: daß sein Bruder von den Fischen eßen wollte, so man Ihm gegen die Nacht zu geben weigerte; hatte der König zu der ältesten Prinzeß gesaget: Wilhelmine! gib du Ihm nur ein wenig und will ich dir hiermit aufgetragen haben: daß du, so lange Mama krank ist, Sorge vor Heinrichen trägest. Hieraus nun will man schließen, daß die Versöhnung zwischen dem Könige und der Prinzeß ihre Richtigkeit habe, da sonst der König, wegen Ihr angetragener aber von Ihr refusierter sichern Mariage mit Ihr in einigen Wochen nicht sprechen wollen; woher dann auch der lieben Königinn Maladie wohl guten Theils ihren Ursprung genommen haben mag.
From the Rokoko German (he's a Braunschweig envoy and apparantly not fluent in French, he writes German): "...and when his majesty noticed that the smallest Prince, Heinrich, was crying, and asked for the cause, the Crown Prince replied that his brother had wanted to eat from the fish which had been refused to him to eat in the evening; then the King told the oldest Princess: Wilhelmine! do give him a bit, and I want to charge you to look after Heinrich as long as Mama is still so ill. From this, one wants to conclude that the reconciliation between the King and the Princess is for real, for otherwise the King due to the marriage she'd been offered and she'd had refused had himself refused to speak to her for several weeks now; which may have been the cause of the malady of the dear queen.
Stratmann doesn't claim to have been present, he has it from court gossip. But he does report it minus designating Heinrich as FW's fave, so I'm still going with Oster having that from Catt.
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Thank you! Rococo babysitting: not just for older brothers. :D
this Ambassador has a lot about AW earlier just by name searching, FW is even supposed to have given AW Wusterhausen, and organizes special fireworks for him, AW is described as his firm favourite
Sounds like another valuable envoy for us. :)
Stratmann doesn't claim to have been present, he has it from court gossip. But he does report it minus designating Heinrich as FW's fave, so I'm still going with Oster having that from Catt.
Yep, I bet that's it.
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Thank you! Rococo babysitting: not just for older brothers. :D
Fritz: Though did anyone notice my statement was the reason why the brat got his bloody fish? And did he say thank you? Ha. Gratitude and Heinrich were strangers from the beginning.
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FW allows all to enter, enter they do, he's greeted but refuses to give Wilhelmine his hand to kiss because he's still angry. SD gives Wilhelmine a signal, Wilhelmine puts her arms around FW's neck, cries and pleads for him to show her his grace again, he says "It is alright, Wilhelmine, you are my dear daughter".
In the evening, the kids all dine in the antechambre, FW keeps going between the antechambre and SD's bedroom and:
Des Abends hatten alle Königliche Kinder in der VorCammer speisen müssen, da der König zwischen der Königinn Bette und solcher Tafel beständig, unter lieblichen Anreden, spazieren gangen; und wie Se. Majestät angemercket, daß der kleinste Prinz Heinrich
geweint, und nach der Ursache gefraget, der Cron-Printz auch darauf geantwortet: daß sein Bruder von den Fischen eßen wollte, so man Ihm gegen die Nacht zu geben weigerte; hatte der König zu der ältesten Prinzeß gesaget: Wilhelmine! gib du Ihm nur ein wenig und will ich dir hiermit aufgetragen haben: daß du, so lange Mama krank ist, Sorge vor Heinrichen trägest. Hieraus nun will man schließen, daß die Versöhnung zwischen dem Könige und der Prinzeß ihre Richtigkeit habe, da sonst der König, wegen Ihr angetragener aber von Ihr refusierter sichern Mariage mit Ihr in einigen Wochen nicht sprechen wollen; woher dann auch der lieben Königinn Maladie wohl guten Theils ihren Ursprung genommen haben mag.
From the Rokoko German (he's a Braunschweig envoy and apparantly not fluent in French, he writes German): "...and when his majesty noticed that the smallest Prince, Heinrich, was crying, and asked for the cause, the Crown Prince replied that his brother had wanted to eat from the fish which had been refused to him to eat in the evening; then the King told the oldest Princess: Wilhelmine! do give him a bit, and I want to charge you to look after Heinrich as long as Mama is still so ill. From this, one wants to conclude that the reconciliation between the King and the Princess is for real, for otherwise the King due to the marriage she'd been offered and she'd had refused had himself refused to speak to her for several weeks now; which may have been the cause of the malady of the dear queen.
Stratmann doesn't claim to have been present, he has it from court gossip. But he does report it minus designating Heinrich as FW's fave, so I'm still going with Oster having that from Catt.
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this Ambassador has a lot about AW earlier just by name searching, FW is even supposed to have given AW Wusterhausen, and organizes special fireworks for him, AW is described as his firm favourite
Sounds like another valuable envoy for us. :)
Stratmann doesn't claim to have been present, he has it from court gossip. But he does report it minus designating Heinrich as FW's fave, so I'm still going with Oster having that from Catt.
Yep, I bet that's it.
Re: Oster Wilhelmine readthrough - marriage negotiations
Fritz: Though did anyone notice my statement was the reason why the brat got his bloody fish? And did he say thank you? Ha. Gratitude and Heinrich were strangers from the beginning.
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