Rokoko babysitting fic is still on the agenda. ;) AndI agree he'd have mentioned his debts to Wilhelmine. (Who must have lend him money at some point if he paid her 50 000 Taler back post ascension to the throne.) (Though maybe that could have been for her jewelry from 1730?)
with the charm and tact of a future ruler
Quite. :) Mind you, the "Dad is about to kick the bucket, you better bribe me NOW NOW NOW if you want me to favor you" grift worked, so... (Seckendorff: And then he had the gall of calling me a sleazy ursurer in his book!) (MT: And this, children, is why I ended up firing most of my father's cabinet in 1741.)
Re: Fritz Mystery Affliction January 1736
with the charm and tact of a future ruler
Quite. :) Mind you, the "Dad is about to kick the bucket, you better bribe me NOW NOW NOW if you want me to favor you" grift worked, so... (Seckendorff: And then he had the gall of calling me a sleazy ursurer in his book!) (MT: And this, children, is why I ended up firing most of my father's cabinet in 1741.)