...I am frankly shocked that mildred has not yet replied to this (probably because she has super RL going on but also is planning an epic detective dive in the future)
Lol, well, not a detective dive, but I have a lot to say, obviously!
In a nutshell, yes, as Selena correctly points out, I had changed my mind about Katte's last days, based on the Hans Heinrich letter; and though I didn't say so at the time, as soon as I read that letter, I had the same thought Selena did: "Oh, *that*'s why Fritz lied to Katte about G & S plotting to marry him to an Austrian archduchess!" I've been thinking about this for a while now, in other words.
Selena, I think the reason nobody has tackled that in fanfic or profic is that I don't think anyone's picked up on it in nonfiction! You're the first person I've seen address it, and you got it from examining the primary sources.
I agree that I no longer think there's a reasonable possibility that Katte made it up; Fritz was lying to his boyfriend to try to get him to help with the escape attempt. Good lord.
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Re: Austrian marriage plans
Date: 2021-02-17 01:30 pm (UTC)Lol, well, not a detective dive, but I have a lot to say, obviously!
In a nutshell, yes, as Selena correctly points out, I had changed my mind about Katte's last days, based on the Hans Heinrich letter; and though I didn't say so at the time, as soon as I read that letter, I had the same thought Selena did: "Oh, *that*'s why Fritz lied to Katte about G & S plotting to marry him to an Austrian archduchess!" I've been thinking about this for a while now, in other words.
Selena, I think the reason nobody has tackled that in fanfic or profic is that I don't think anyone's picked up on it in nonfiction! You're the first person I've seen address it, and you got it from examining the primary sources.
I agree that I no longer think there's a reasonable possibility that Katte made it up; Fritz was lying to his boyfriend to try to get him to help with the escape attempt. Good lord.
More hopefully by this weekend!