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mildred_of_midgard ([personal profile] mildred_of_midgard) wrote in [personal profile] cahn 2021-06-18 04:44 pm (UTC)

Re: Voltaire miscellanea

Did Fritz kiss anyone else's hand once he was King? Well, his mother excepted, and perhaps also Maman Camas. But, you know. Another man's. In public.

Good question. I'm not sure Voltaire's was in public; do we have sources other than his memoirs and letters on that?

He kissed Heinrich's something in public, we know that. :P

I'm sure he kissed Algarotti at least in private, but where I do not know. :P

Wait, was there any kissing at either meeting with ViennaJoe?

As far as I know, he had no house in London, didn't have the money for one

Not unless those sugar daddies are coming through more than we expect. :P But yeah, FW is the big obstacle here, and I beg leave to doubt FW wants to harbor French literatti who are not Huguenots.

or in the principalities of one of his married sisters.

Oooh, that I'll believe, given Duhan.

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