THANK you! That's even more relevant than I thought (plus it means I can skip writing up some of the backstory that we'd already found, which will save time).
OMG, rereading this - Kloosterhuis says the (illegitimate) babydaddy was …. drumroll….Schwerin! I.e. that same general who told Fritz to leave at Mollwitz and then won the battle, to Fritz‘ everlasting chagrin.
If this is true, or even if it isn‘t but Fritz is aware of the rumor of a Knyphausen/Schwerin liason, then he could also suspect that not only is her sonTido writing a satire about his less than glorious personal contribution to Mollwitz, but that it might be a conspiracy including the definitely glorious victor of Mollwitz, Schwerin! (I mean, Fritz is FW‘s son in so many ways. Paranoia is part of his inheritance. And Mollwitz was a case where he definitely couldn‘t take any punching up by way of satire.
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Re: Baroness von Knyphausen's illegitimate child
Date: 2025-01-13 12:42 pm (UTC)Stay tuned!
Re: Baroness von Knyphausen's illegitimate child
Date: 2025-01-13 01:43 pm (UTC)If this is true, or even if it isn‘t but Fritz is aware of the rumor of a Knyphausen/Schwerin liason, then he could also suspect that not only is her sonTido writing a satire about his less than glorious personal contribution to Mollwitz, but that it might be a conspiracy including the definitely glorious victor of Mollwitz, Schwerin! (I mean, Fritz is FW‘s son in so many ways. Paranoia is part of his inheritance. And Mollwitz was a case where he definitely couldn‘t take any punching up by way of satire.
Re: Baroness von Knyphausen's illegitimate child
Date: 2025-01-13 01:48 pm (UTC)Re: Baroness von Knyphausen's illegitimate child
Date: 2025-01-15 06:01 am (UTC)