I think also the Elephant Order is funny because... I don't think of Denmark as really being a place where I'd expect to see elephants, or orders relating to the same! Whereas garters are intrinsically more ridiculous but at least they seem like they belong a bit more :)
And that, [personal profile] cahn, being married off at 14 3/4 years because your dad is the king's BFF and the king wants to be related to him, is Reason #2569 Why You Am Glad You Did Not Live in the Past. Especially with Two X Chromosomes.
YEEEEEAH. I feel like it's so sad when we learn that these past women have a horrible terrible no-good life but at the same time it's all "but XX had a near escape! Just listen to what her life COULD have been like if it had gone down this path instead!"
You may notice/appreciate how consistent I've been about spelling Frederik the Danish way.
haha, I have appreciated this!
1. Operation Be Related to Someone Powerful, like Fritz
Wait, isn't that the usual reason for nobility to get married?
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Re: Danish kings and their favorites: Moltke's memoirs
Date: 2023-02-24 06:06 am (UTC)And that, [personal profile] cahn, being married off at 14 3/4 years because your dad is the king's BFF and the king wants to be related to him, is Reason #2569 Why You Am Glad You Did Not Live in the Past. Especially with Two X Chromosomes.
YEEEEEAH. I feel like it's so sad when we learn that these past women have a horrible terrible no-good life but at the same time it's all "but XX had a near escape! Just listen to what her life COULD have been like if it had gone down this path instead!"
You may notice/appreciate how consistent I've been about spelling Frederik the Danish way.
haha, I have appreciated this!
1. Operation Be Related to Someone Powerful, like Fritz
Wait, isn't that the usual reason for nobility to get married?