Why Elizabeth I of Russia Hated frderick II of Prussia so much ?

Hi everybody !

So the question is simple , during the 7yw the russian wanted to crush the prussian in a rather nasty level. The tsarine wanted to reduce prussia to the electorate of brandenburg and she seemed to hate a lot our dear Fritz. Why ? Did he act bad toward her or does the hatred of he russian monarch was just arbitrary ? I mean even Maria-Theresa of Austria seemed less pissed and she did lost Silesia !
 
She didn't hate Frederick. She wanted more influence. Breaking Prussia as a great power would have removed a rival for influence in Poland. Russia had Prussia on the ropes, and there was no way she was letting that go.
 
wondered the same thing. politics is one reason, but I think I read somewhere that he insulted her personally, so she added that animosity to the national reasons for opposing a rising Prussia.
 
another reason to hate him, for the times, is that he was well known to be homosexual. As far as I know, no one dared call him on it, but I'm guessing many held it against him personally.
 
He once said, Mdme. Pompadour, she and Maria Theresia were whores.

On top of constantly referrrring to them being incapable to rule due to them being women. I've personally never understood how he could think that he could refer to another monarch in that way and just assume that they would think they'd just smile and forget.
 
He was asked during the 7years war, why he looked so bad: "If you have two women & the French hanging around your neck you as might look bad."

When Voltaire brought some geetings from Mrs. Pompadour he answered: "Dont know her."

I guess he didnt only despised them for personal reasons, but realpolitik played a big role too.
 
According to Robert K Massie in his Catherine the Great, another reason is because Elizabeth knew Frederick to be very much meddling in her court, trying to get her pro-Austrian chief minister Bestushev out of the picture. His agents in this were his own ambassador, the French ambassador, and Catherine's mother Johanna - Elizabeth took the last especially as a betrayal because she had viewed Johanna as family. So she held a grudge against them all and against Frederick, the instigator.
 
Maria Theresia were whores.
He still is bitter about his failed attempt to marry her, well things that happen.

Well on Topic... i think mostly was he did taunt her as one desposed the 'legitimated ruler0 and was one of russia multiple rivals was not much hated as Michael Corleone would say: It's nothing personal, is just business Fritz..
 
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