Oh wow this is really interesting! (I haven't got to this part yet.) The evidence does seem rather telling...
I believe Voltaire, even as a guest, had the correct story here.
WHAT :D
But I guess Voltaire didn't have any ulterior motive at this point in telling this story to make Fritz look bad or himself look good (or grinding an axe in some other way), and my thought is that he is usually pretty accurate when he's not filtering through those lenses...
IKR? I would never have believed Voltaire of all people would have the correct story! And we still don't know for sure, but there's so much corroborating evidence.
Tido was definitely old enough to know what was going on when Manteuffel reported the pregnancy (he was about to turn 19)
Just noticed a typo in my write-up: he was born in 1719, so he was just about to turn 17.
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Re: Amalia von Schönhausen
Date: 2025-08-18 03:10 am (UTC)I believe Voltaire, even as a guest, had the correct story here.
WHAT
:D
But I guess Voltaire didn't have any ulterior motive at this point in telling this story to make Fritz look bad or himself look good (or grinding an axe in some other way), and my thought is that he is usually pretty accurate when he's not filtering through those lenses...
Re: Amalia von Schönhausen
Date: 2025-08-18 03:19 am (UTC)Tido was definitely old enough to know what was going on when Manteuffel reported the pregnancy (he was about to turn 19)
Just noticed a typo in my write-up: he was born in 1719, so he was just about to turn 17.