18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 33

[cahn]

And, I mean, it doesn't have to be just 18th century characters, either!

(also, waiting for Yuletide!)

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Re: 1730 Decision-making Characters: Chauvelin

[mildred_of_midgard]

Thank you for linking in Saxony! There was annoyingly little about Saxony in my sources, and I was going to have to go over the stuff you've told us before. Because Saxony is definitely not irrelevant in this AU, what with Fritz escaping from Zeithain and PRIVATE citizen Suhm showing up in France looking for his Dulcinea wayward prince that he's worried about.

Which could mean that his firm "no" to the idea of supporting an escaping Prussian Crown Prince reflects Chauvelin's attitude, which could be your obstacle to overcome in the story.

Could be! Lavisse says that if you read the archives closely, the oft-quoted "We'd love to see you in Paris" note from the French gov't to Fritz from 1729 or 1730 (I forget) meant "IF your dad gives you permission to travel," not the asylum offer it's usually taken as. So I've been assuming that Fleury and Chauvelin are not immediately happy to see him in France (and Rottembourg may even lie about Fritz being at his estate while he tries to figure out what to do).