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: Anne and Philippe

[mildred_of_midgard]

If he had a FB profile, it would list "bastards" and "nobles with less than 100% blue blood" among his intense dislikes

And more generally: "Not conforming to social rules." In addition to being a snob, he was a stickler for etiquette in a way that stuck out at Versailles. Versailles. !!

Among his intense likes would be listed: "Being consulted on the etiquette for any given social occasion." Because 1) he knew all the rules and enjoyed being the expert, 2) nothing more satisfying than seeing an event go the way it's supposed to!

though with our luck, such a quote exists SOMEWHERE and is just waiting for me to deny it

AHAHAHA. It's true, we've all been burned in salon. :D