Wait, Bayreuth!Friedrich as least favourite? I know he put him beneath the Brunswick one, but I didn't think it was least favourite. I mean, he had way worse candidates for that.
This relationship with the Countess really comes across as one of the most positive relationships Fritz had in these quotes!
I really like that at least some of her personality comes through in the letters we were given, and it seems like they definitely shared a sense of wit/humour, some playfulness in expressing themselves, and an attitude towards doctors. :D Plus, I think he really valued her common sense [sorry, Valori, that's the word he uses] and her steadfastness under pressure. Which reminds me, checking Lehndorff for mentions, I came across this anecdote from when they had to flee Berlin helter-skelter for the first time in 1757 and spend some time in Spandau under dire conditions:
But the most touching thing is to see good old Countess Camas. She hasn't closed an eye during the night, but her humour keeps her going and she knows how to see the bright side in everything. And there's indeed nothing more amusing than to see her sitting in her holey chair [the only one available] while the queen and the whole royal court confer with the ministers in front of her. A couple of times she says to us: "Children, speak louder, I would like to free myself from a wind that is incommodating me!"
It seems to me like Fritz would really appreciate someone with an attitude like that, while the same attitude would also make it easy for her to deal with him.
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Re: Camas Letters II - Countess Camas Part Two (1760-1763)
Date: 2021-01-22 12:42 pm (UTC)This relationship with the Countess really comes across as one of the most positive relationships Fritz had in these quotes!
I really like that at least some of her personality comes through in the letters we were given, and it seems like they definitely shared a sense of wit/humour, some playfulness in expressing themselves, and an attitude towards doctors. :D
Plus, I think he really valued her common sense [sorry, Valori, that's the word he uses] and her steadfastness under pressure. Which reminds me, checking Lehndorff for mentions, I came across this anecdote from when they had to flee Berlin helter-skelter for the first time in 1757 and spend some time in Spandau under dire conditions:
But the most touching thing is to see good old Countess Camas. She hasn't closed an eye during the night, but her humour keeps her going and she knows how to see the bright side in everything. And there's indeed nothing more amusing than to see her sitting in her holey chair [the only one available] while the queen and the whole royal court confer with the ministers in front of her. A couple of times she says to us: "Children, speak louder, I would like to free myself from a wind that is incommodating me!"
It seems to me like Fritz would really appreciate someone with an attitude like that, while the same attitude would also make it easy for her to deal with him.