Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 19

[cahn]

Yuletide nominations:

18th Century CE Federician RPF
Maria Theresia | Maria Theresa of Austria
Voltaire
Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great
Ernst Ahasverus von Lehndorff
Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Preußen | Henry of Prussia (1726-1802)
Wilhelmine von Preußen | Wilhelmine of Prussia (1709-1758)
Anna Amalie von Preußen | Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723-1787)
Catherine II of Russia
Hans Hermann von Katte
Peter Karl Christoph von Keith
Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf
August Wilhelm von Preußen | Augustus William of Prussia (1722-1758)

Circle of Voltaire RPF
Emilie du Chatelet
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson (Madame de Pompadour)
John Hervey (1696-1743)
Marie Louise Mignot Denis
Lady Mary Wortley-Montagu
Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu (1696-1788)
Francesco Algarotti

Comments

Re: Meeting Voltaire: as documented by James Boswell

[selenak]

Oh, Boswell had no shame when it came to gate-crashing, which makes him such a great 18th century diarist to read. One of the few encounters he didn't manage, alas, was getting an audience with Fritz, though not for lack of trying.

Re: Meeting Voltaire: as documented by James Boswell

[felis]

Ahaha, I think I'd read your Boswell entry before, but that second link was quite a ride. Love the I am certain something very ridiculous would happen on that Occasion quote. Too bad about the missed opportunity.
Also, while I knew he met Keith, I didn't know he was related to him! I'm kind of intrigued by Keith simply because he's Scottish he seems to have had a very trusted and laid-back relationship with Fritz, what with the lack of reported kerfuffles and basically being his closest neighbour until his death.