Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 45

[cahn]

Unfortunately, there was then at Berlin a King who pursued one policy only, who deceived his enemies, but not his servants, and who lied without scruple, but never without necessity.

(from The King's Secret - by Duke de Broglie, grand-nephew of the subject of the book, Comte de Broglie, and grandfather of the physicist) )

Comments

Re: Holy Roman Empire

[selenak]

Glad you agree! But would he win against the three ladies (Theophanu, Adelheid and Mathilda) or would they defeat him as they did Henry?

Re: Holy Roman Empire

[mildred_of_midgard]

He never loses Bavaria and never has to submit, but he also doesn't get to be regent.