Wooooow to Caroline's letter and to FW only knowing about SD's letter, I can just see how that could lead to a disaster of epic proportions!
Oncken flatly states this is a complete and utter lie on Knyphausen's part and can't have happened because "The King never hated his son"
I may have yelled a little at the screen here. Okay, I'm not the scholar you guys are, so my reaction was less about his scholarship and more on the order of "?????? This is, like, the one thing I know about FW!" (Well, I know a little more about him now, but. STILL.)
The ideal solution, though it will take a few arguments and years more for them to say it out loud, is for FoW to die without an heir, so Bill of Cumberland becomes the next crown prince. I'm not saying this was coldbloodedly plotted out, but it might be behind dragging out any - not just the one with Wilhelmine - potential marriage projects for Fritz of Wales in his parents' subconscious.
This is fascinating and rings true (especially since you are implying they did eventually think/say it out loud?) if also, as mildred says, DYSFUNCTION EVERYWHERE.
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Re: English marriage intrigues
Date: 2021-03-20 05:12 am (UTC)Oncken flatly states this is a complete and utter lie on Knyphausen's part and can't have happened because "The King never hated his son"
I may have yelled a little at the screen here. Okay, I'm not the scholar you guys are, so my reaction was less about his scholarship and more on the order of "?????? This is, like, the one thing I know about FW!" (Well, I know a little more about him now, but. STILL.)
The ideal solution, though it will take a few arguments and years more for them to say it out loud, is for FoW to die without an heir, so Bill of Cumberland becomes the next crown prince. I'm not saying this was coldbloodedly plotted out, but it might be behind dragging out any - not just the one with Wilhelmine - potential marriage projects for Fritz of Wales in his parents' subconscious.
This is fascinating and rings true (especially since you are implying they did eventually think/say it out loud?) if also, as mildred says, DYSFUNCTION EVERYWHERE.