Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 47

[cahn]

We haven't had a new post since before December 25, so obligatory Yuletide link to this hilarious story of Frederick the Great babysitting his bratty little brother, with bonus Fritz/Fredersdorf!

Comments

[aella_irene]

My question exactly! Max beat Rudolf II in the semi-finals, despite Rudolf having romped home over Fran Joseph, and Margaret. Does this link work for you? It is the bracket, and you can see who was CRUELLY ROBBED.

[mildred_of_midgard]

So Rudolph II makes it to the semi-finals, and Leopold II doesn't even get to be in the bracket?? It's a cruel, cruel world.

[aella_irene]

I'm not 100% sure how they decided the bracket, given the presence of Napoleon II.

[mildred_of_midgard]

According to MT, being a Habsburg is a dominant gene that is passed through the female line too. :P

But yeah, interesting choices.

[selenak]

Quite. I mean, "Napoleon II", aka the Duke of Reichstadt, was deliberately kept from any position all his short life and never commanded or ruled anything, and he wins in the first round over.... Philip of Spain? Philip II? I think even Elizabeth I. would have been insulted on her arch nemesis' behalf.

[cahn]

My girl MT, yeah! (I do stan for her over Leopold despite all her flaws, sorry Mildred.) But Max of Mexico over Margaret of Parma?? CRUELLY ROBBED INDEED.

[selenak]

SO TRUE. I mean, I'm glad both Margarets and Mary of Hungary were there at all, but having Margaret of Parma lose out against Max just isn't fair. Having to rule the Netherlands with brother Philip and the Duke of Alba in your neck is easily as hard as ruling Mexico with the French as your sponsor, and Margaret had the good sense to resign when she couldn't work under these conditions.