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Re: Le Diable: The Political Biography - A

[personal profile] mildred_of_midgard 2021-03-14 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
That now looks like a typical case in point for their respective styles.

Exactly!

Mind you, I can see why Manteuffel thinks Fritz is worth a book, not just a report, of analysis, even at this age. :)

Oh, totally. I wish Suhm had written a book!

(I can also see why Brühl asked Suhm who could be trusted to deliver the freaking report on time

I laughed. :)

Unfortunately, Seydewitz doesn't enlighten us what "Fidamire" might be alluding to, either, she just gives the title.

Oh, darn.

Manteuffel's wife did most of the estate administration and the financial investments, which she was good at and he was not.

Interesting!

It would have, but, like, Seydewitz, pray tell how many times *you* commited career suicide?

My thoughts precisely.


There were plenty of opportunities to commit not just career suicide but actual suicide with unpopular political opinions in the upcoming 20 years!

I also meant to comment yesterday that there seem to have been quite a number of people in the immediate vicinity of absolute monarchs who decided that absolute monarchy had some flaws *cough* AW *cough* Heinrich.