So, Today Is The Day , Thus I Simply Cant Resist The Urge To Post Some Thematic Cringe Due To The Occasion!

So, today is the 🎃 day 🦇, thus I simply can’t resist the urge to post some thematic cringe due to the occasion!

Watch at your own risk, ahem…

*yes, I make history TikToks from time to time, good Lord, I have sinned…*

*but it’s so much fun, I swear!!! 😩🤌*

I was finally able to obtain a book I’ve been wanting for years:

It is absolutely gorgeous. 242 pages of Murat’s letters (including images of the originals) and lovely artwork.

Congratulations on being accepted into the VK Napoleonic ask! (I scroll through it occasionally).

Oh, thank you very much) 🌺

Due to the occasion there’s probably going to be much more info-oriented drawings with details on some biographical aspects or simply about the epoch itself…

At least, I hope so. 😂🇦🇹

I believe the worst thing about these two (as with many other historical characters who are fairly local figures in one way or another) is that there is almost no literature even in English. Like, at all.

Fortunately, that’s not the case with Metternich, since he is too big of a mess on a scale of world history, while Schwarzenberg… Well, he is a real deal only for the German-Czech-Austrian world. Thus, the most part of available sources, where he is mentioned, is in German. Or French. And Czech, obviously! 🇨🇿

There is also one Russian biography of Metternich which is absolutely superb and seems to be my favourite (not biased here in any way, for sure~) where their partnership plays a fare role in Klemens’ life narrative. However, that’s practically the only form in which Schwarzenberg exists out there among all those thorough researches on the Napoleonic affairs.

And even then there are no specific works focusing on their common efforts! Everything has to be done ourselves. As usual. 😤💔

I was once reading a Japanese biography written about Metternich.

In that book, there was also a little bit about Schwarzenberg, who was Metternich's "confidant".

I will try to find out more about this relationship………🤔

Presumed portraits of Prince Paul Anton Ill Esterházy and his wife the Princess Maria Theresa Esterházy born von Thurn und Taxis, circa 1800-1810s

Firmin Massot, Swiss

"alas" is a truly S tier english word. fantastic mouthfeel, makes me sound like a world-weary wizard, looks cool when written out. good job to whoever created this word.