The Polterabend is of course its own special entry. (And unsurprisingly only shows up in volume 2 despite being a December 1752 entry.)
Well, in fairness to military historians, there's also non-military Charlotte Pangels who was the first 20th century author I came across to insist that not just Fritz but also Heinrich were straight (and that Lehndorff was just an enthusiastic yenta shipping Heinrich with Bentinck while being in love with Amalie himself).
But what about Hotham? What other than romantic love would lead Lehndorff to think about leaving his prince and emigrating to another country with someone he just met but has been expressing passionate declarations of love for?
Job frustration and enthusiasm for the English way of life? I'm just guessing, btw, the dissertation writer didn't bother with Lehndorff more than in that footnote. But, you know, anyone who can describe the state of Heinrich's marriage in January 1759 with "it can't be denied that the spouses were no longer as close" has their perspective of human relationships so irrevocably fixed that it can't be helped....
Re: Toutes nos félicitations, Henri!
Well, in fairness to military historians, there's also non-military Charlotte Pangels who was the first 20th century author I came across to insist that not just Fritz but also Heinrich were straight (and that Lehndorff was just an enthusiastic yenta shipping Heinrich with Bentinck while being in love with Amalie himself).
But what about Hotham? What other than romantic love would lead Lehndorff to think about leaving his prince and emigrating to another country with someone he just met but has been expressing passionate declarations of love for?
Job frustration and enthusiasm for the English way of life? I'm just guessing, btw, the dissertation writer didn't bother with Lehndorff more than in that footnote. But, you know, anyone who can describe the state of Heinrich's marriage in January 1759 with "it can't be denied that the spouses were no longer as close" has their perspective of human relationships so irrevocably fixed that it can't be helped....