Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 42

[cahn]

Last post, we had (among other things) Danish kings and their favorites; Louis XIV and Philippe d'Orléans; reviews of a very shippy book about Katte, a bad Jacobite novel, and a great book about clothing; a fic about Émilie du Châtelet and Voltaire; and a review of a set of entertaining Youtube history videos about Frederick the Great.

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Re: Aladàr von Boroviczény: Graf von Brühl. Der Medici, Richelieu und Rothschild seiner Zeit. (19

[mildred_of_midgard]

But as this book is a passionate Brühl defense, "Rothschild" was - like Medici and Richelieu - meant as a compliment, signifying rich patron of the arts (in addition to master politician etc.).

I was worried about this book doing a lot of things, based on the title and date, but I didn't figure based on the Medici and Richelieu comparison that Rothschild was anything but a compliment.

I did not predict Hungarian Habsburg loyalist circa 1930! Your write-up of the intro had me in literal tears. I'm so delighted that you got not only this book but this copy of this book, with the angry Fritz fanboy with the old-fashioned handwriting!

Fritz fanboy reader before me: underlines "Hungarian" and "closer to MT's standpoint than that of bloody Fritz" but this time without a comment.

*dies*

(there's a lot of what Suhm did when not writing letters to Fritz, i.e. his actual job as envoy, which by itself I think will make Mildred glad I read this book)

I am glad you read this book! I haven't even gotten past the first installment, and I'm already glad. Even without Suhm, you know I like foreign policy and specifically Saxony's, and have read about Brühl's (thus discovering his attempt to negotiate the Diplomatic Revolution starting in the 1740s already).

This is great, on to read more!

Re: Aladàr von Boroviczény: Graf von Brühl. Der Medici, Richelieu und Rothschild seiner Zeit. (19

[selenak]

I did not predict Hungarian Habsburg loyalist circa 1930!

So say we all. Like I mentioned, in theory, I knew they still existed, because not every Hungarian was into independence and against the k.u. k. monarchy, but never have I ever come across one before...

Your write-up of the intro had me in literal tears. I'm so delighted that you got not only this book but this copy of this book, with the angry Fritz fanboy with the old-fashioned handwriting!

So was I. I was hoping for more angry comments, but after the preface, he seems to have given up. Or she. I mean, for all I know it was an angry fangirl, not an angry fanboy!