Because I forgot to mention this in the last post: 2 things that we know were happening circa August 1729.
1) FW and G2 were about to fight a duel over some hay and recruiting practices. 2) Ferdinand was conceived (born May 1730).
I remember that back when we were trying to reconstruct the sex life of FW and SD (now that's a sentence I never thought I would write :P), I did notice that Ferdinand was conceived around the time when matters were coming to a head between Hanover and Prussia, for whatever that's worth. At SD's age and with FW's health, as discussed, I'm reluctant to tie childbirth together too closely with an increase in sexual activity, but it's a data point.
Of course, at the time, I didn't know that the Hanover/Prussia squabbles nearly culminated in a duel between FW and his first cousin+brother-in-law! Hatesex? Appeasement sex as SD tries to win her husband back to the English marriage project? You decide!
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August 1729
Date: 2021-03-06 07:33 pm (UTC)1) FW and G2 were about to fight a duel over some hay and recruiting practices.
2) Ferdinand was conceived (born May 1730).
I remember that back when we were trying to reconstruct the sex life of FW and SD (now that's a sentence I never thought I would write :P), I did notice that Ferdinand was conceived around the time when matters were coming to a head between Hanover and Prussia, for whatever that's worth. At SD's age and with FW's health, as discussed, I'm reluctant to tie childbirth together too closely with an increase in sexual activity, but it's a data point.
Of course, at the time, I didn't know that the Hanover/Prussia squabbles nearly culminated in a duel between FW and his first cousin+brother-in-law! Hatesex? Appeasement sex as SD tries to win her husband back to the English marriage project? You decide!