Klemens Von Metternich - Tumblr Posts
Wellington: You’re a nerd, no offense.
Metternich: You know, just because you say “no offense” doesn’t excuse the offensive remark that inevitably follows.
Wellington: Well, in that case, you’re a nerd. Offense intended.
Metternich, solving a crossword puzzle: Help me out guys, I need a synonym for ‘loser’ with 8 letters.
Wellington: Napoleon.
Napoleon: EXCUSE ME-?!
Metternich: It fits.
Wellington, swinging the door open: Would you take a bullet for me?
Blücher: … Of course?
Metternich: *angrily bursts into the room*
Wellington, already running away: Cool, thanks buddy!
Don’t know what exactly stopped me for months from adapting one of my favourite memes to the Austrian way… but I did it. Finally! 🎉
Thus, I dedicate it proudly to Metternich and Schwarzenberg’s lovely correspondence (which I reread almost monthly because o- obsession), to their mutual, truly Habsburg displeasure with Burbon’s dynasty and, at last, to the perfect example of how comfortable two prominent politicians may be with each other in private. 🐍❤️🐍
Schwarzenberg: Are you a vegetarian?
Wellington: I’m a Gemini.
Metternich: That’s not what he meant. And you’re wrong, you’re a Taurus.
Blücher: I thought he was Irish?
Metternich: Can I be frank with you guys?
Wellington: Sure, but I don’t see how changing your name is gonna help.
Schwarzenberg: … You’re joking, right? Please tell me you’re joking.
Blücher: Shhh, let Frank speak.
Schwarzenberg: Have any of you ever just stopped and wondered how we‘re still alive?
Blücher: Oh yeah.
Wellington: All the time.
Metternich: By all likelihood we really shouldn‘t be.
Metternich: All in all, a 100% successful trip.
Schwarzenberg: We lost Blücher and Wellington along the way.
Metternich: As I said. All in all, a 100% successful trip!
That feel when you accidentally spent a lot of time on something and it still has so much flaws that you want to scream but whatever.
We’ll get ‘em next time! ✊
Meanwhile, we’re stuck here with these two spectacular bit… ahem… Herren roasting each other every morning, night and day until their dying breathes (spoiler: alas, Gentz lost in this game prematurely).
From a long long time ago
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!!! 😩🤌*
The best relationship-dynamic between two people incoming! 👃❤️👃
It’s not universal, of course, but it works with the majority of my favourite historical duos…
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………🤔
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………🤔
If the spirit of true political partnership doesn’t looks similar to this, I don’t know what else would describe it even more perfectly.👇
I kept that wonderful photo of an exceedingly friendly phone casing for ages, since I knew from the first sight whom it would belong to in a modern!AU of some sort. And now I have a photo of another object (thanks, the almighty Internet) which is like a perfect match to the other! 💜💖
Yep, enormous stress and overwork of the years 1813-1815 is creeping on Metternich - slowly but surely, meanwhile Schwarzenberg has a very straight-forward message behind his amiable and obliging appearances that can be clearly seen between the lines after all he had to deal with at the same period of time…
It is definitely going to lead to a redraw of some sort, thus stay tuned~ ✨
Sexy and undressed VS Undressed and depressed 🇦🇹🇨🇿
Sometimes I forget that I’m dealing with the grown-men in their 40s most of the time… Felt a need to improve my perception of them a little bit with the help of particular busts.
*for God’s sake, Schwarzenberg looks like a huge unhappy Saint Bernard, I just can’t get over it 😩💔*
A dysfunctional austrian family
Hi! I recently saw my drawing of Klemens, Schwarzenberg and L'Aiglon on Twitter, and I thought it's been a while since that, so I saw myself forced to do an update :D
(the drawing itself)
(reference)
Well, Klemens has plenty of nicknames right now, soooo… One more or less, I guess. 🥲
(Even though he is more of an amphibian that a bug, in my opinion)
I love calling historical figures I don't like by their first names. no Edward I will not be conferring anything indicating respect on you
