Max Sinister
Banned
IMO, the most successful time of the Roman Empire was when the adoptive emperors reigned. When Marcus Aurelius broke the rule and made Commodus the successor... well, we know the result.
Now, Fredrick II of Prussia had no kids of his own. He had a brother, Frederick "the Fat" Wilhelm, who wasn't what you could call very competent. WI he had decided that Prussia should do like the Roman Empire, and the kings have to adopt their successor from now on? Whom would he have chosen (Stein, Scharnhorst and so on aren't old enough yet...)? How would his successor deal with the French Revolution?
Now, Fredrick II of Prussia had no kids of his own. He had a brother, Frederick "the Fat" Wilhelm, who wasn't what you could call very competent. WI he had decided that Prussia should do like the Roman Empire, and the kings have to adopt their successor from now on? Whom would he have chosen (Stein, Scharnhorst and so on aren't old enough yet...)? How would his successor deal with the French Revolution?