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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Re: The Man in the Iron Mask: Eustache as valet with a secret

[mildred_of_midgard]

Yeah, I'm not convinced by the arguments that Louis *couldn't* have killed Eustache, but the fact that he locked up Fouquet's other valet instead of having him killed makes me more willing to believe for the argument that he *wouldn't* have killed Eustache. (Doesn't mean he wouldn't have done it under other circumstances, but that in these circumstances, he was locking up even valets who learned sensitive secrets rather than have them killed.)