#Rheinsberger

[danidrawsstuff]

achilles and his patroclus

look me in the eye and tell me that greekaboo/romanboo fritz wasn't at least losing his mind a little over the thought that he was effectively dating a demigod

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Ansichtskarte

FDGB-Erholungsheim "Ernst Thälmann" Rheinsberg (Kr. Neuruppin) FDGB-Erholungsheim "Ernst Thälmann" Bar Am Strand Außenansicht Café Urlauberrestaurant

Reichenbach (Vogtl): BILD UND HEIMAT REICHENBACH (VOGTL) (III/26/13 A1/1366/86 301366 01 04 0541/11 K)

Foto: [Joachim] Fritz, Basdorf

1986

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Rheinsberg Palace on Lake Grienericksee. Built in 1734/40 for the Prussian Crown Prince Frederick. Frederick the Great gave Rheinsberg to his brother Henry in 1744.

Some Glimpses from Germany for your Weekend :)

[itsnothingbutluck]

One summer before World War I, a young couple escapes on a romantic weekend getaway to the small German town of Rheinsberg, north of Berlin, in the midst of a rural landscape filled with country houses and castles, cobble-stone streets, lush forests, and dreamy lakes. The story of Wolfie and Claire, told with a fresh, new style of ironic humor, became Kurt Tucholsky’s first literary success and the blueprint for love for an entire generation.

[lebedame-wegelagerin]

I still can't over the Fact this was about Rheinsberg of all Places, which's scariest Aspects are the Height at which Nazi Posters hang before Elections and that it is only accessible by Train during the Summer Months...

Also the Wolves are a very weird Thing to bring up, considering how touristically oriented the Castle is and how close to the City Centre it is located

I can’t breathe

[witekspicsoldpostcards2]

RHEINSBERG - GERMANY

[rwpohl]

elvira madigan, bo widerberg 1967

[berlin-brandenburg]

Blick vom Schlospaterre auf den südlichen Turm des Schloss Rheinsberg. Hier befand sich das Studienzimmer des Kronprinzen Friedrich

[firstlightinthemorning]

DIES ALLES UMARMEN KÖNNEN

Dies alles umarmen können, nicht, weil

es gut oder schön war, sondern weil es

da ist, weil sich die Wolkenbänke weiß

und wattig lagern, weil wir leben!

(Kurt Tucholsky, aus: Rheinsberg)

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[danidrawsstuff]

trying to do homework but i got taylor swift playing in the bg so now im just flooded with prufritz and pruhun thoughts send help

[sanssouci-hakunamatata]

Franz Skarbina (1906) König Friedrich II. in Rheinsberg 1740

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My top 5 Prussian palaces & Residences are mainly in Potsdam, 40 minutes from Berlin, Germany. 1. Chinese House: located in Potsdam in the Sanssouci Park. A small garden pavilion created in 1756 for smaller court gatherings. Reopened after 2 years of renovation, it is shaped in a form of a cloverleaf: a circular hall and there are small Chambers. Ticket price: 6€ or a daily combined ticket for all the palaces in Potsdam ( 22euros) 2. New Chambers: located in Potsdam in the Sanssouci Park. Impressive palace with two different moods: - the western Wing is made of four reception halls ( jasper hall, Ovid Gallery, Porcelain Hall and blue one) which are amazing. A really must-see while in Sanssouci. -the eastern wing is composed of guest rooms (bedrooms and living rooms). Ticket price: 6€ or a daily combined ticket for all the palaces in Potsdam ( 22euros) 3. Charlottenburg Palace located in Berlin is composed of 2 palaces. The new wing with its long enfilade of 13 rooms ends with a huge Porcelain Room and a Chapel. The new wing has magnificent interiors like the Golden Gallery. A really worth-visit while in Berlin. Ticket price: 12€ each or 19€ the combined ticket. 4. Picture Gallery located in Potsdam, in the Sanssouci Park. If the facade is relatively simple design, the interiors are adorned with white and yellow Italian marble, opulent gilding and sculptures. The paintings were mostly acquired for this building. This is the oldest Royal Museum still in use in Germany. Ticket price: 6€ or a daily combined ticket for all the palaces in Potsdam ( 22euros) 5. Rheinsberg Palace, in the mark Brandenburg When entering the palace you feel like being in a different world. I loved the rooms in neoclassic and Frederician rococo styles. It was the house of Prince Henry, Frederic the Great’s brother. Ticket price: 10€

[kattestrophe]

Hi, a friend of mine in uni is thinking of getting into the topic of queerness in modern royal families, you got any good recs and sources about Fritz in particular?

Thanks

Hi there!

For biographies that sum up some of his presumably queer relationships I can offer the ones by Burgdorf and Blanning with the latter being far better to work with on a university level and the former giving a clearer list of the possible partners. However, Burgdorf is a little iffy source wise because it's a very commercial and short biography without footnotes, sooo grain of salt.

A classic from 2012 is the article by Reinhard Alings entitled "Don't ask, don't tell - War Friedrich der Große schwul?" which was originally published with the Friederisiko exhibition catalogue and can be viewed here on the website of the SPSG. Then there's two articles about him and his court in "Homosexualität am Hof. Praktiken und Diskurse vom Mittelalter bis heute", published by Domeier and Mühling, which also has other interesting articles. The latter is pretty new, so your friend could probably use it for source mining and go from there.

I would say that when talking about Fritz's queerness it is also worth looking into his brother Henry's queerness. There's a biography about him, "Prinz Heinrich von Preußen" by Eva Ziebura, and an exhibition catalogue entitled "Prinz Heinrich von Preussen. Ein Europäer in Rheinsberg". And for petty gay drama and yearning I recommend "Die Tagebücher des Grafen Lehndorf" because Lehndorf is hilarious to read and very in love with Henry.

I am answering this on my phone while doing other things, so if any of the usual people of this niche have more to add, please feel free to do so!

Frohes Schaffen! :D

[marquisevonobst]

Top 5 towns!

Thank you for the ask!

I have not been abroad that often, which is why it centres on German towns/cities I have visited :'D

5. Weimar (miss you, miss my thuringian dudes and friends, @mutantenfisch, @adores-many-cats, @artistichound), honourable mention: Gotha, visit Schloss Friedenstein!

4. Dresden/Leipzig/Tangermünde/Apeldoorn (chaotic combination, but dear to my heart. One is not like the others, I'm sorry, lovely dutch neighbours)

3. Potsdam (new stage in life, new academic path and so much better. Lots of love to my friends, you know who you are)

2. Bamberg (Aesthetically stunning! Spent two wonderful days there!)

Munich (I knooow it's posh, it's overdramatic, has a shitty airport and a shitty administration, but every day I spent there has been pure bliss!)

honourable mentions: Cologne, Hamburg, Erfurt, Düüüren City, Hoenderloo, Fulda, Ottobeuren, Naumburg, Merseburg, Rudolstadt, Brandenburg an der Havel, Rheinsberg, Flensburg