I think there were very few people FW didn't have quarrels with regarding the last one.))
Ha, yes. In the AU where William adopts FW and FW thus becomes King of GB, I foresee a sudden dearth of all Irish and Scottish tall men in addition to the English and Welsh ones...
It's fascinating that on the one hand we have a rumor that Fritz reacted badly to Peter's return this early, even though it is mixed with the demonstrably false reason that he came back without being asked to, and on the other hand he's supposed to have gotten a personal confidential audience. I'm with Mildred that maybe both are true, and Peter did get a personal audience but it didn't go as well as he expected (no wonder, after ten years and Fritz set on making it clear he wouldn't be the favorites-depending replica of Grandpa-as-perceived-by-him his father had predicted). Presumably the lingering fever didn't help.
Re: Eversmann - you know, I had not wondered what happened to FW's personal staff, but yes, makes sense they'd retire or be dismissed. (As opposed to the ministers and secretaries like Eichel, who were very much kept employed.) And I'm amused at the title "Bettmeister" for Fredersdorf, which I hadn't heard before. Now there's a neat double entendre!
yes, we are going to Silesia, but not to invade but to protect MT against Bavaria and Saxony!
Someone clearly has read Fritz' letter to FS. :)
LOTS of mentions that Fritz had revues for all the regiments and pulled all the prettiest people for his new guard regiment.
:) A good reminder to people arguing no one ever suspected Fritz of m/m inclinations before evil Voltaire slandered him. (By which I don't mean just 19th century historians but also annoying 20th century ones of the no homo! inclination.
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Date: 2021-11-20 04:13 pm (UTC)I think there were very few people FW didn't have quarrels with regarding the last one.))
Ha, yes. In the AU where William adopts FW and FW thus becomes King of GB, I foresee a sudden dearth of all Irish and Scottish tall men in addition to the English and Welsh ones...
It's fascinating that on the one hand we have a rumor that Fritz reacted badly to Peter's return this early, even though it is mixed with the demonstrably false reason that he came back without being asked to, and on the other hand he's supposed to have gotten a personal confidential audience. I'm with Mildred that maybe both are true, and Peter did get a personal audience but it didn't go as well as he expected (no wonder, after ten years and Fritz set on making it clear he wouldn't be the favorites-depending replica of Grandpa-as-perceived-by-him his father had predicted). Presumably the lingering fever didn't help.
Re: Eversmann - you know, I had not wondered what happened to FW's personal staff, but yes, makes sense they'd retire or be dismissed. (As opposed to the ministers and secretaries like Eichel, who were very much kept employed.) And I'm amused at the title "Bettmeister" for Fredersdorf, which I hadn't heard before. Now there's a neat double entendre!
yes, we are going to Silesia, but not to invade but to protect MT against Bavaria and Saxony!
Someone clearly has read Fritz' letter to FS. :)
LOTS of mentions that Fritz had revues for all the regiments and pulled all the prettiest people for his new guard regiment.
:) A good reminder to people arguing no one ever suspected Fritz of m/m inclinations before evil Voltaire slandered him. (By which I don't mean just 19th century historians but also annoying 20th century ones of the no homo! inclination.