#countess voss

[waifu-napoleon]

remember those old crack videos on youtube? we love those so we decided to make our own. waiting for a copyright claim lol

[josefavomjaaga]

And just because I once more stumbled upon something funny I never looked for. From the diary of Countess Voss, head lady-in-waiting to Prussian queen Louise of Prussia:

February 16, 1807

[...] A perfectly detestable French general, named Bertrand, had arrived today; Klüx brought him here and he was with the King for a moment before dinner. In the evening he by all means wanted to be introduced to the Queen, who was as indignant about him as I was. He has an odious face and dared to tell her that Napoleon hoped she would use all her influence to hasten the conclusion of peace, and also hoped that she would no longer harbour any unjust prejudice against him. - The Queen answered him with great mildness and dignity that women had no say on matter of war and peace. - We were appalled at his nature and his whole demeanour. […]

February 20, 1807

Consultations again. The queen told me that she had asked the king most earnestly to remain firm and to not make peace now.

No say in matters of war and peace, eh? If only.

You don’t want to hear her first impressions on Napoleon himself in Tilsit.

[fritz-willi-3]

Whenever Luise gave birth to one of her children, her chief of staff, Countess Voß, was usually always with her. But with her last child, this wasn't the case. Countess Voß was sick and Luise did not want to burden her during her illness, so she did not send for her when she went into labor at 5am.

Countess Voß wrote into her diary that she was still in bed at 10am, when Friedrich Wilhelm III came into her room, out of breath, to tell her that Luise gave birth to a healthy young Prince.

And I don't know why I find the image so funny, but I like to imagine that Friedrich just sprinted through half the castle to tell Voß the news himself instead of letting some of the personel handle it.

[waifu-napoleon]