This essay, otoh, includes the Schöning-told anecdote that Fritz was so cheap that he only had torn up shirts available at the time of his death, so in order to bury him in a new and clean one, Schöning had to donate one of his, and gives the source of this story: Caspar H: 300 Jahre Friedrich II. Schöngeist und wüste Tischsitten. Brandenburger Blätter, Historie, Natur, Gegenwart. Nr. 225, 10.08.2012.
This all goes back to Büsching's Character as well actually, the Caspar guy quotes him. Relevant part from Büsching:
Because none of the shirts of the deceased king were good, but all torn, none of them could be put on his body. But one could not take the time to have a new one made, and so the current Geheime Kriegsrat Schöning gave one of his unused shirts, which his bride had given him, and in this the body was buried. I found this credibly told fact to be true when I examined it closely.
also, endnotes: Schöning, Geheimer Kriegsrath, former Kammerhusar [...] contributed a lot to this book
Since we were talking about that in another thread, he also mentions that Schöning said the king had expressed disgust at the idea of an autopsy.
Schöning shows up quite a bit in the Schatullrechnungen - as chamber husar - between 1783 and 1786, and the index includes a note saying that there's a Schöning listed as a "barber husar" between 1771 and 1772 in the state archive, but it's unclear if that's the same guy. Among the things Schöning apparently got/payed money for are Glaubersalz, leeches ("Blutigel" :D - this shows up quite often, did they do the bleeding that way?), scissors, a wooden medicine case, enema syringes, white paint for his room, and money for poor people (quite often!).
I haven't found a copy of Schöning's own book, but a very thorough Volz review - Friedrich der Große und sein Kammerdiener Schöning. Ein Beitrag zur Anekdotenliteratur - which is almost as good. Volz doesn't just talk about Schöning, but also puts him in perspective and calls him reliable, saying that Unger for example included every absurd thing he could find, whereas Büsching owed a lot to Schöning, even has parts in his book that show up almost verbatim in Schöning's, so Büsching's "he contributed a lot" is apparently well earned and Büsching already had the manuscript that was published in 1808 and seems to have been directed mostly against Unger (and Zimmermann!).
Volz also gives some more information on Schöning: With Fritz since 1766 as a footman (so NOT a first hand witness for Glasow) and chamber husar since 1769 and - as the Schatullrechnungen corroborate as well - he seems to have been responsible for Fritz' medical care towards the end, also corresponding with Selle for example. FWII made him Geh. Kriegsrath for his loyal services. Volz says he seems to have been well educated, knew French and used Latin expressions. In his book, Schöning also included anecdotes that Fritz used to tell at the table and Volz quotes a few of those, adding extensive notes.
Finally, a quote from Schöning's book which is included in Seidel's essay about Fritz' looks: Frederick II was about 5 feet 5 inches tall. The strength of the body was appropriate for his medium size. His stature was well proportioned, the chest raised and broad, the body not at all skinny, not fat, and the head hanging a little to the right, which probably came from playing the flute. The nose was long but well built; the eyes not too big, not too small, but lively and fiery; the gait a little sloppy, but quick and proud. The king had a very good memory, a very fluent tongue, saw quite well up close, but he had to get glasses for distant objects. But he didn't need glasses to read and write.
Re: Glasow: the Nicolai version
This all goes back to Büsching's Character as well actually, the Caspar guy quotes him. Relevant part from Büsching:
Because none of the shirts of the deceased king were good, but all torn, none of them could be put on his body. But one could not take the time to have a new one made, and so the current Geheime Kriegsrat Schöning gave one of his unused shirts, which his bride had given him, and in this the body was buried. I found this credibly told fact to be true when I examined it closely.
also, endnotes: Schöning, Geheimer Kriegsrath, former Kammerhusar [...] contributed a lot to this book
Since we were talking about that in another thread, he also mentions that Schöning said the king had expressed disgust at the idea of an autopsy.
Schöning shows up quite a bit in the Schatullrechnungen - as chamber husar - between 1783 and 1786, and the index includes a note saying that there's a Schöning listed as a "barber husar" between 1771 and 1772 in the state archive, but it's unclear if that's the same guy. Among the things Schöning apparently got/payed money for are Glaubersalz, leeches ("Blutigel" :D - this shows up quite often, did they do the bleeding that way?), scissors, a wooden medicine case, enema syringes, white paint for his room, and money for poor people (quite often!).
I haven't found a copy of Schöning's own book, but a very thorough Volz review - Friedrich der Große und sein Kammerdiener Schöning. Ein Beitrag zur Anekdotenliteratur - which is almost as good. Volz doesn't just talk about Schöning, but also puts him in perspective and calls him reliable, saying that Unger for example included every absurd thing he could find, whereas Büsching owed a lot to Schöning, even has parts in his book that show up almost verbatim in Schöning's, so Büsching's "he contributed a lot" is apparently well earned and Büsching already had the manuscript that was published in 1808 and seems to have been directed mostly against Unger (and Zimmermann!).
Volz also gives some more information on Schöning: With Fritz since 1766 as a footman (so NOT a first hand witness for Glasow) and chamber husar since 1769 and - as the Schatullrechnungen corroborate as well - he seems to have been responsible for Fritz' medical care towards the end, also corresponding with Selle for example. FWII made him Geh. Kriegsrath for his loyal services. Volz says he seems to have been well educated, knew French and used Latin expressions. In his book, Schöning also included anecdotes that Fritz used to tell at the table and Volz quotes a few of those, adding extensive notes.
Finally, a quote from Schöning's book which is included in Seidel's essay about Fritz' looks: Frederick II was about 5 feet 5 inches tall. The strength of the body was appropriate for his medium size. His stature was well proportioned, the chest raised and broad, the body not at all skinny, not fat, and the head hanging a little to the right, which probably came from playing the flute. The nose was long but well built; the eyes not too big, not too small, but lively and fiery; the gait a little sloppy, but quick and proud. The king had a very good memory, a very fluent tongue, saw quite well up close, but he had to get glasses for distant objects. But he didn't need glasses to read and write.