In which case, if Karl really has manic episodes, I wouldn't blame Fritz for being somewhat sore on the Knyphausen family, if they were the ones suggesting Karl for the job, because that is NOT what you expect from a diplomat.
Lehndorff: I would have never had a manic episode! Would have loved to have been an envoy! Instead....
In which case, if Karl really has manic episodes, I wouldn't blame Fritz for being somewhat sore on the Knyphausen family, if they were the ones suggesting Karl for the job, because that is NOT what you expect from a diplomat.
Indeed. Hertzberg (married to one of the Knyphausen sisters) would have been the one to recommend him, but the whole family would have had to cover up the episodes.
Also, remember when Hertzberg tried to get Karl and his still-living brother Friedrich posted as diplomatic secretaries to Paris and Vienna when they were straight out of university, and Fritz said he had no use for children? He was more right than he knew, when it came to Karl!
ETA: Meant to add, it's looking more and more like maybe the random salon assault happened (although maybe with the addition of Chevalier Fresia having said something prior), but I'm waiting to see what the Prussian archives say. Unfortunately, though I sent off the request today, that usually takes 1-2 months, so we'll have to wait a while before we find out.
Lehndorff: I would have never had a manic episode! Would have loved to have been an envoy! Instead....
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Re: Dueling: The Sequel!
Date: 2025-06-01 02:10 pm (UTC)Lehndorff: I would have never had a manic episode! Would have loved to have been an envoy! Instead....
Re: Dueling: The Sequel!
Date: 2025-06-01 06:17 pm (UTC)Indeed. Hertzberg (married to one of the Knyphausen sisters) would have been the one to recommend him, but the whole family would have had to cover up the episodes.
Also, remember when Hertzberg tried to get Karl and his still-living brother Friedrich posted as diplomatic secretaries to Paris and Vienna when they were straight out of university, and Fritz said he had no use for children? He was more right than he knew, when it came to Karl!
ETA: Meant to add, it's looking more and more like maybe the random salon assault happened (although maybe with the addition of Chevalier Fresia having said something prior), but I'm waiting to see what the Prussian archives say. Unfortunately, though I sent off the request today, that usually takes 1-2 months, so we'll have to wait a while before we find out.
Lehndorff: I would have never had a manic episode! Would have loved to have been an envoy! Instead....
Lol. There, there, Lehndorff.