18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 37

[cahn]

More diaries of our favorite 18th-century Prussian diary-keeper have been unearthed and have been synopsized!

January 18th: Blessed be thou to me! Under your light, my Prince Heinrich was born!

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Belated Penny Dropping

[selenak]

Mes amies, it just occured to me that the Cardinal de Rohan, infamous dupe of the Diamond Necklace Affair, whom Lehndorff has heard only good things about but whom the MA biographers disapprove of, is none other than the original author of the "She cried but she took" gibe about MT & Poland which was ascribed to Fritz in later centuries (and used to be one of Mildred's favourite quotes of his). (Discovery courtesy of Jürgen Luh and gambitten.)

...no wonder that a) he had a stellar reputation in Prussia, and b) was decidedly unpopular in Austria.

Re: Belated Penny Dropping

[mildred_of_midgard]

Aha! Yes, it sounds like he is not Team MT by any means, and that might indeed explain a lot. Good find!

Re: Belated Penny Dropping

[cahn]

OH! :D That is excellent and I am grinning very hard at how this has made things clear :D

(gambitten! Where are you? <3 )

Re: Belated Penny Dropping

[mildred_of_midgard]

I knooow! No sooner do they say they're finished with school and are going to be around every weekend, than they disappear! I have their email, I might reach out. It's been over a year!