End result: when G1 died, G2 went to some considerale effort to collect all three copies of the will and destroy them, lest it could be used to make young Cumberland go to Hannover and give Fritz of Wales Britain.
Wooow. The Hanover dysfunction strikes again!
Grafting my half-witted (son) upon a madwoman would not mend the breed.
Loool, well, I see Wilhelmine isn't the only one who can be savage about her relatives!
(Source footnoting for this one: Hervey's memoirs, the latest non-Victorian edition we DON'T have, volume 3.)
Ooh, right, I had forgotten about these incredibly expensive memoirs. Hmmmmmm. Have put them back on my wishlist for if the consulting gig works out. :D
Then legend has it this happens:
Fritz of Wales: Okay, a year has passed since Granddad died, I'm still in Hannover, still single, that's it, gonna show up in Berlin and marry Wilhelmine on my lonesome. G2 (informed by spies): No you don't! Kidnap the Prince at a masque ball, bring him here!
Whereas Dennison says this happened:
Fritz of Wales: Okay, a year has passed, I'm still in Hannover, gonna make myself useful and help arrange the marriage between my cousin of Ansbach and Friederike, my hopefully soon sister-in-law, daughter of FW. Caroline: You what? What business is my nephew's marriage of yours? Husband, we need to bring him here. G2: Kidnap the prince at a masque ball, bring him here!
Well, those are very different things! I do remember wondering what evidence there was about the plan to sneak off and marry Wilhelmine, it seemed very unlikely. Seems like maybe it was too good to be true? Or maybe the second version was the cover-up story. :P
Re: The First Iron Lady: A life of Caroline of Ansbach- III: Gloriana
Wooow. The Hanover dysfunction strikes again!
Grafting my half-witted (son) upon a madwoman would not mend the breed.
Loool, well, I see Wilhelmine isn't the only one who can be savage about her relatives!
(Source footnoting for this one: Hervey's memoirs, the latest non-Victorian edition we DON'T have, volume 3.)
Ooh, right, I had forgotten about these incredibly expensive memoirs. Hmmmmmm. Have put them back on my wishlist for if the consulting gig works out. :D
Then legend has it this happens:
Fritz of Wales: Okay, a year has passed since Granddad died, I'm still in Hannover, still single, that's it, gonna show up in Berlin and marry Wilhelmine on my lonesome.
G2 (informed by spies): No you don't! Kidnap the Prince at a masque ball, bring him here!
Whereas Dennison says this happened:
Fritz of Wales: Okay, a year has passed, I'm still in Hannover, gonna make myself useful and help arrange the marriage between my cousin of Ansbach and Friederike, my hopefully soon sister-in-law, daughter of FW.
Caroline: You what? What business is my nephew's marriage of yours? Husband, we need to bring him here.
G2: Kidnap the prince at a masque ball, bring him here!
Well, those are very different things! I do remember wondering what evidence there was about the plan to sneak off and marry Wilhelmine, it seemed very unlikely. Seems like maybe it was too good to be true? Or maybe the second version was the cover-up story. :P