tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628394713088254211.post8318760142622527342..comments2024-02-13T11:35:19.743+01:00Comments on Joan's Ancestral World: Juliane of Salm gave birth within 2½ months of her marriageJoan Boshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01055926341623988772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628394713088254211.post-78608057912065276442014-02-12T17:35:41.020+01:002014-02-12T17:35:41.020+01:00"In the autumn of 1723, the Queen did not fee..."In the autumn of 1723, the Queen did not feel well. On November 8, she was seized by aches and flatulence and the next day, to everybody's - and especially her own - surprise, she gave birth to her twelfth child. Not having recognized the symptoms after 11 pregnancies, she was a laughing-stock for a while." This quote is from my mad monarchs website. It's about the rather fat wife of King Frederick Wiliam I of Prussia. If she didn't recognize the pregnancy herself, it's possible George Wilhelm didn't notice it in his bride either & male pride must have made him vengeful. I coun't find any details on the child, either.Joan Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055926341623988772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628394713088254211.post-21374000929409985612013-11-30T23:27:55.977+01:002013-11-30T23:27:55.977+01:00I didn't know this story, Joan, so looked up m...I didn't know this story, Joan, so looked up more details in *L'Allemagne Dynastique*, volume IV, Wittlesbach. What a tragedy it was for Juliane, who gave birth to a little girl, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances. What a vengeful man Georg Wilhelm was in all this affair. I'm amazed that Georg Wilhelm, who had seen his wife pregnant six times, didn't realize that Juliane must have been about 6 1/2 months pregnant before the wedding ceremony. Couldn't he have cancelled the marriage and sent Juliane quietly away?Yvonne Demoskoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337822921875324881noreply@blogger.com