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Last post, along with the usual 18th-century suspects, included the Ottonians; changing ideas of conception and women's sexual pleasure; Isabella of Parma (the one who fell in love, and vice versa, with her husband's sister); Henry IV and Bertha (and Henry's second wife divorcing him for "unspeakable sexual acts"). (Okay, Isabella of Parma was 18th century.)

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selenak

It got pretty popular, which is part of the reason Algarotti is on everyone's radar (and faithful Fredersdorf's not).

In the English speaking world, my dear. Back when I had reason to google all those 2012 German articles dealing with Fritzian sexuality apropos the big centennary, not one of them mentioned Algarotti or the poem, which is why I learned of Algarotti's existence only through salon, but a great many of them quoted from the Fredersdorf letters, especially your favourite one. Gott bewahre Dir!

Seriously though, given that and the Bad Gays podcast, I wish one of us would do a podcast of their own where we could do an hour introduction to Fritz, friends and foes wherein we prove there's more than enough sensationalist gossip to be head which actually bears some resemblance to reality so you don't have to resort to demonstrable falsehoods.

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mildred_of_midgard

In the English speaking world, my dear.

Well, yes, this is an English-speaking broadcast we're discussing. I expect what's well-known and what's not to be different in the German speaking world!

Seriously though, given that and the Bad Gays podcast, I wish one of us would do a podcast of their own where we could do an hour introduction to Fritz

I agree!