Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 25

[cahn]

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Re: His name is Diable. Le Diable: Good Times

[cahn]

"A tall, still handsome in his old age, even "beautiful" man with a distinct talent for witty and galant conversation"

So, like, because I'm in this for the trashy fandom I just have to say that I am charmed that it's not just the princes who are getting the "Hot or not?" treatment! :)

Re: His name is Diable. Le Diable: Good Times

[selenak]

Poniatowski also wrote a "hot or not?" about himself at Catherine's request, but I know what you mean. :)

BTW, the fact that Manteuffel was tall might explain why he got along far better than Suhm (who was small) with FW despite being into the arts, big time....

Re: His name is Diable. Le Diable: Good Times

[mildred_of_midgard]

Lol! Poor Suhm.

Fredersdorf also got "hot or not" reports, I wish to point out. ;)

Re: His name is Diable. Le Diable: Good Times

[selenak]

So he did, you are right,and they all, envoys and Prussian nobles alike, agree on "hot"!

For that matter, adding the Nicolai and Büsching Glasow takes to my big Glasow post at rheinsberg has reminded me that everyone agrees that Glasow was a looker, too, with Kalckreuth and Lehndorff in particular - no matter how much they disagree on his character - emphasizing his beauty. Whereas Nicolai makes it sound as if Fritz just had a fatherly fondness for Glasow and wishing to educate him etc. (Look, Nicolai, I can buy this fatherly stuff for the actual Karlchen, Carel. But Glasow? No way.)

Re: His name is Diable. Le Diable: Good Times

[mildred_of_midgard]

Oh, yeah, I was thinking of Glasow too. :)

they all, envoys and Prussian nobles alike, agree on "hot"!

Envoys, Prussian nobles, famous French authors, and sons of merchants from Hamburg!