OMG.It just occured to me - the Hohenzollern as described by Stratemann was what EC thought she was marrying into.

Oh noooooo. Poor EC. Though like you guys say downthread, Fritz did seem to treat her OK until he became king...

This informed their relationship in both good and bad ways, depending on whether Johnson thought Garrick needed to be defended or was overly praised. (I.e. it was a “no one talks trash about Davy but me” thing.)

hee :)