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: 1740s and 1750s: Manteuffel, Silesia 1 & 2, Victory of Evil

[cahn]

in view of the coming change of power during the King's lethal illness.

(I.e. FW's 1734 sickness, but as this chapter comes AFTER the Suhm chapter, it's easy to think AvB is talking about FW's 1739/1740 really lethal illness.)

...yeeeah, that's not what I call a lethal illness!

I myself think she should have signed.

Heh, okay then, AvB!

Friedrich asked "in the slimiest expressions" for the Czarina to negotiate peace.

I giggled at this.

But he soon encured her dislike through his own fault. In order to not encour the distrust of his Bourbon allies, he wanted the Czarina to provide a declaration that he hadnt been the one to ask for a peace negotiation. This undiplomatic tactlessness irritated the Czarina so much that she compoletely withdrew from any peace mediation.

Does this really have anything to do with why Elizaveta didn't like him?

In case you didn't notice yet, readers: Prussia sucks! Hohenzollerns are awful! Nothing good ever came from them!

Heeee! I had gotten a bit of that impression, yes.

AvB: And then my woobie's beloved wife dies as well. And then his King dies. And then he dies. And Fritz, the bastard, is allowed to slander his reputation for centuries to come. But NO MORE! I submit my defense to you, dear readers. JUSTICE FOR BRÜHL.

Aw. Sorry, buddy.