Naturally, Fritz studied the traditional Hohenzollern areas of fencing, riding, gymnastics, and practical craft skills such as carpentry, book printing, and bookbinding. He had a talent for foreign languages, becoming fluent in English and French, and also studying Latin. He studied history, geography, physics, music, and religion. His younger sister Louise married Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden.įritz received both a military and a classical education. The elder of the two children of the future Wilhelm I, German Emperor, King of Prussia and his wife Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, he was given the names Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl but was known in the family as Fritz. The future Friedrich III, German Emperor, King of Prussia was born at the Neues Palais in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, now in Brandenburg, Germany on October 18, 1831. However, once married and in Prussia, Vicky and her husband were politically isolated and their liberal and Anglophile views clashed with the authoritarian ideas of the Minister-President of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck.įor more about Vicky, see Unofficial Royalty: Victoria, Princess Royal, German Empress, Queen of Prussia Friedrich’s Early Lifeįriedrich, circa 1841 Credit – Wikipedia Both Prince Albert and Queen Victoria ardently hoped that Vicky’s marriage would make the ties between London and Berlin closer and lead to a unified and liberal Germany. Once Vicky was engaged to be married to her Prussian prince, her father Prince Albert personally taught her politics and modern European history and had her write essays about events in Prussia. All Vicky’s governesses and tutors were impressed with her intelligence. Later, Vicky studied science, literature, Latin, and history. Vicky started learning French with a French tutor when she was eighteen months old and then began learning German at age three. Named Victoria after her mother and called Vicky in the family, she was created Princess Royal shortly before her first birthday. The eldest of the nine children and the eldest of the five daughters of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born on November 21, 1840, at Buckingham Palace, nine months after her parents’ marriage. I am worried that Vic3 will follow the Ck3 team's decision to produce subtle, quieter, less bombastic music, and I really hope that isn't the case, since the music is half the fun! In short, please, make the music loud and experiment the way every good 19th century composer dared to experiment.Queen Victoria with her eldest child Victoria, Princess Royal circa 1845 Credit – Wikipedia The complicated melodies in Handel This reflect the virtuosic violin work of Paganini (or the titular Handel), for instance, and the modern brass and emotional moments in "Russia 1917" reflect a real departure from the chamber music-esque songs like "A Day at the Court." Instead of being subtle background music to play in a rich person's home or in a tavern somewhere, music was played to be listened to, and I feel like the Vic2 soundtrack reflects this. This is a good thing music was evolving like everything else during this period, moving from commissioned chamber music pieces to grand operas and orchestras that the masses could attend. In Vic2 in particular, I felt like a lot of the score really drew attention to itself. The anthemic and memorable music of the Paradox suite is half the fun of the games, and I can hardly repeat any set bars from the CK3 soundtrack. While I appreciated and understood the direction Paradox took with CK3-making it more silent and somber background noise in most cases, atmospheric and quiet in contrast to the incredibly short bombastic pieces that played when war was declared or certain events procced-I honestly felt like it was a bad decision. I gotta say, one of the best things about Vic2 is the score.
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