I'm glad you talked about this, because this is quite excellent snark :D
I think the only reason why my birth might have brought them joy was because I inhabited another place after it than I had before. (...) When I was old enough to be brought away, my mother the Queen sent me to Leyden, which is only a three hours away from The Hague and where Her Majesty let all her children be raised far from herself, for she decidedly preferred the sight of her dogs and long-tailed monkeys to ours.
Lol forever, this is great. (Also thank you for the context -- again me failing at synthesis, because I did know about Elizabeth and Hatfield, and also of course about Fritz of Wales :P but would never have put it together -- but fortunately you provide the context so I understand why it's so funny :D )
I then saw one teacher after the other until around ten, unless God sent them a cold to spare me.
Ha!
Since her sisters are seen as the pretty ones, she decides to become the witty one.
Valid life choice!
The Prince Elector had a great deal of trouble to protect his mistress from his wife grabbing at her; in the end, she only caught the girl's little finger and in her rage bit into it.
Wow. On one hand, being a woman sucks and I get it! On the other hand... wow.
Isn't it just? That's also what I meant about Sophie being such a vivid personality that she takes over her daughter's biography just by virtue of being so eminently quotable when reviewing Barbara Beuys' biography of Sophie Charlotte.
Morgenstern: This is also why I insist in my tinhat "young FW was in love with Caroline!" theory that Sophie was the one inspiring Caroline to be sarcastic when rejecting FW's proposal instead of letting him down gently. Even I, someone living two generations later, have heard about Sophie being the snarkiest!
Wow. On one hand, being a woman sucks and I get it! On the other hand... wow.
Liselotte: this is why I'm able to take life at Versailles in stride later. I've seen it all as a kid during those times I wasn't living with ma tante, dear Sophie. And I didn't even bite the Chevalier de Lorraine's finger once!
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Re: Sophie of Hannover: Memoirs - I
Date: 2021-03-28 01:02 am (UTC)I think the only reason why my birth might have brought them joy was because I inhabited another place after it than I had before. (...) When I was old enough to be brought away, my mother the Queen sent me to Leyden, which is only a three hours away from The Hague and where Her Majesty let all her children be raised far from herself, for she decidedly preferred the sight of her dogs and long-tailed monkeys to ours.
Lol forever, this is great. (Also thank you for the context -- again me failing at synthesis, because I did know about Elizabeth and Hatfield, and also of course about Fritz of Wales :P but would never have put it together -- but fortunately you provide the context so I understand why it's so funny :D )
I then saw one teacher after the other until around ten, unless God sent them a cold to spare me.
Ha!
Since her sisters are seen as the pretty ones, she decides to become the witty one.
Valid life choice!
The Prince Elector had a great deal of trouble to protect his mistress from his wife grabbing at her; in the end, she only caught the girl's little finger and in her rage bit into it.
Wow. On one hand, being a woman sucks and I get it! On the other hand... wow.
This is great gossipy sensationalism :D
Re: Sophie of Hannover: Memoirs - I
Date: 2021-03-28 06:11 am (UTC)Isn't it just? That's also what I meant about Sophie being such a vivid personality that she takes over her daughter's biography just by virtue of being so eminently quotable when reviewing Barbara Beuys' biography of Sophie Charlotte.
Morgenstern: This is also why I insist in my tinhat "young FW was in love with Caroline!" theory that Sophie was the one inspiring Caroline to be sarcastic when rejecting FW's proposal instead of letting him down gently. Even I, someone living two generations later, have heard about Sophie being the snarkiest!
Wow. On one hand, being a woman sucks and I get it! On the other hand... wow.
Liselotte: this is why I'm able to take life at Versailles in stride later. I've seen it all as a kid during those times I wasn't living with ma tante, dear Sophie. And I didn't even bite the Chevalier de Lorraine's finger once!
Re: Sophie of Hannover: Memoirs - I
Date: 2021-03-28 12:44 pm (UTC)Valid life choice!
I agree!