Yeah Frederick the Great was uh not fucking well. Really good at war, like military dress uniforms the world over are still inspired by what he thought men looked hot in, but yeah he was certainly one of the heavily traumatized gay kings of Renaissance Europe.
Frederick the Great wasn’t well? His dad, Frederick Wilhelm, was deeply unwell, but Frederick the Great was remarkably well-adjusted for a traumatized pre-industrial king. Plays the flute, loves dogs, loves men, embraces art and philosophy, looks after the welfare of the common people, and has a little war, as a treat.
I mean, Fredrick William I was an all around freak. The guy collected (kidnapped) tall men from all over Europe to put into his personal infantry regiment. He even started a breeding program with tall women for his tall fellows to create more tall children.
“The most beautiful girl or woman in the world would be a matter of indifference to me, but tall soldiers—they are my weakness”
It was actually a pretty sweet gig for the giant soldiers, they got way better pay and benefits and never saw battle because they were too precious to the king.
Jesus Christ, that’s uhhh… deeply depressing. History makes me sad sometimes. :(
Yeah Frederick the Great was uh not fucking well. Really good at war, like military dress uniforms the world over are still inspired by what he thought men looked hot in, but yeah he was certainly one of the heavily traumatized gay kings of Renaissance Europe.
Frederick the Great wasn’t well? His dad, Frederick Wilhelm, was deeply unwell, but Frederick the Great was remarkably well-adjusted for a traumatized pre-industrial king. Plays the flute, loves dogs, loves men, embraces art and philosophy, looks after the welfare of the common people, and has a little war, as a treat.
I mean, Fredrick William I was an all around freak. The guy collected (kidnapped) tall men from all over Europe to put into his personal infantry regiment. He even started a breeding program with tall women for his tall fellows to create more tall children.
It was actually a pretty sweet gig for the giant soldiers, they got way better pay and benefits and never saw battle because they were too precious to the king.