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 Trending Topics: Parma and Tuscany

[selenak]

Piacenza was indeed one of them. (Pope Paul created both Parma and Piacenza as duchies for his son Pier Luigi, father of Margaret's second husband Ottavio Farnese.) But also the duchy of Penne, which was created for Alessandro de' Medici before he became Duke of Tuscany.

Was Farinelli one of the singers Fritz tried to get from Italy and couldn't lure away? I forget.

Me too, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't, because Farinelli was the superstar of superstars and frankly out of his financial league. However, Quantz' praise of him is really good to know!

Re: 1730 Trending Topics: Parma and Tuscany

[mildred_of_midgard]

Piacenza was indeed one of them. (Pope Paul created both Parma and Piacenza as duchies for his son Pier Luigi, father of Margaret's second husband Ottavio Farnese.) But also the duchy of Penne, which was created for Alessandro de' Medici before he became Duke of Tuscany.

Yeah, so, Penne is also one of the things Isabella wants that gets lumped under "Parma" and that goes to Don Carlos in 1731. Isabella is no slouch at wanting things that belonged to Margaret! (And yes, I should have said that it was as a Farnese, not as a descendant of the Medici, that Isabella wants Piacenza--the Medici ancestry is relevant to Tuscany.)

Me too, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't, because Farinelli was the superstar of superstars and frankly out of his financial league.

Yeah, especially if this is the Ruppin or early Rheinsberg period, because Farinelli was off the market in 1737, being in Spain. So yeah, probably not something Ruppin!Fritz felt he could aspire to.