Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 29

[cahn]

Stay tuned for RMSE!

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Re: Once Upon A Time in Brandenburg: Portrait of F1 as a Young Woobie

[selenak]

So... do we now think this was the Karl Emil that Fritz wanted AW's kid named after? I guess this makes sense given that everyone thought Karl Emil was awesome?

Yes, and the name hadn't been used again in the current generation of Hohenzollerns. (Unlike Friedrich, Heinrich and Wilhelm in all possible combinations.) Given Fritz had written a Histoire de la Maison de Brandenburg, he must have known about the Elector's treasured oldest son. (And/or Pöllnitz told him some stories.)


I didn't get all the words (I should have gotten more than I did, but I have slacked off on my German), but thanks to google translate I'm like DANCKELMANN

Like I said to Mildred: I like my Severus Snape types and their methods of teaching to remain fictional!

The universe is most inconsiderate to the reading public, I agree.