I enjoyed this, and as I said, have the book on order! (When I will find time to read it is another question, but at least we can look things up in it at need.)
Her mother, Ursula, had been his father's mistress as well, and the question mark as to whether or not Billa could have been his half sister didn't seem to bother him. (One can see the family resemblance to August.)
Uh, yes.
But I suspect that Hervey, who self confessedly tuned out whenever G2 and Caroline talked about their German relations and couldn't be bothered to memorize who was related to whom, simply confused Prussian queens, and the one whom Caroline had been uncomplimentary about was in fact her sister-in-law Sophia Dorothea.
Ahhh, yes, this makes sense! I mean, the Sophias are hard to keep straight! I keep meaning to draw out a genealogy for cahn. I'll see if I find time this weekend.
Given the lack of a dowry, the amazing thing is that her first proposal should come from a very impressive source - young Archduke Charles, future Dad of MT.
Do you know where his motivations fell on the personal - political continuum? This proposal isn't something I had known about (or at least remembered).
ordering that after his own burial the parting wood between their coffins would be lifted so that their dust could mingle.
I had forgotten this, but it made me "aww" the first time and it made me "aww" again this time.
G2: *snatches the hankerchief covering Caroline's shoulders while her hair was being dressed* : Because you have an ugly neck yourself, you love to hide the Queen's!"
and the thirty pages love letters he wrote to Caroline from Hannover when not with her, his British subjects were less than convinced by this strategem of his.
Ahahaha, yeah, I can see that. :D
was something of a love starved teen himself - may have been someone made for Caroline in more ways than by eventually making her Queen.
Re: The First Iron Lady: A life of Caroline of Ansbach - I: Cinderella
Her mother, Ursula, had been his father's mistress as well, and the question mark as to whether or not Billa could have been his half sister didn't seem to bother him. (One can see the family resemblance to August.)
Uh, yes.
But I suspect that Hervey, who self confessedly tuned out whenever G2 and Caroline talked about their German relations and couldn't be bothered to memorize who was related to whom, simply confused Prussian queens, and the one whom Caroline had been uncomplimentary about was in fact her sister-in-law Sophia Dorothea.
Ahhh, yes, this makes sense! I mean, the Sophias are hard to keep straight! I keep meaning to draw out a genealogy for
Given the lack of a dowry, the amazing thing is that her first proposal should come from a very impressive source - young Archduke Charles, future Dad of MT.
Do you know where his motivations fell on the personal - political continuum? This proposal isn't something I had known about (or at least remembered).
ordering that after his own burial the parting wood between their coffins would be lifted so that their dust could mingle.
I had forgotten this, but it made me "aww" the first time and it made me "aww" again this time.
G2: *snatches the hankerchief covering Caroline's shoulders while her hair was being dressed* : Because you have an ugly neck yourself, you love to hide the Queen's!"
and the thirty pages love letters he wrote to Caroline from Hannover when not with her, his British subjects were less than convinced by this strategem of his.
Ahahaha, yeah, I can see that. :D
was something of a love starved teen himself - may have been someone made for Caroline in more ways than by eventually making her Queen.
That does make sense, yes.