>complete opposite of his father, who obsessed with all things luxury>maintained an absolutely mind-boggeling almost 90k standing army as a tiny German state with barely the population to upkeep that>there was one "luxury" he indulged in though - Giant Men>had an entire regiment of only 6'2+ men>funded an Human trafficking network throughout all of Europe, which would kidnap these giant men, so they would serve in his army (once they were in, penalty of leaving was death)>so obsessed with giant men that he regarded other states as friends or foes, depending on how many tall men they were voluntarily gifting him>kept his wife pregnant for half of her life, despite abusing her and her children (they had 14 children)>beat up his heir (one of the greatest Germans to ever live) constantly - for wearing gloves, when it was cold, his horse throwing him off or for having a gay lover (who he killed, while his son was watching from the prison cell)>tried to strangle his son with a cord once>wanted to execute him, before the Holy Roman Empire intervened >was also a brutal drillmaster and obsessive micro-manager with the army and his ministers>any mistake was instantly punished with beatings>6'2+ back then were also kinda lanky, because their height was caused by unique genetics and not the very protein-rich diet of today, so they were especially prone to health issues and mistakes during drilling>the only enlightenment artist, who refused to leave his court, when he defunded it after taking the throne, was mercilessly bullied by the king's new court (rowdy, chain-smoking, tough military men, who basically shitposted all day)>despite all of this, he wasn't a madman, his son praised him for his excellent statescraft skills>he was the first monarch since basically Roman times to have the state buy excess grain during good times to then store it and sell it for cheap during famines for exampleWhat was Friedrich Wilhelm's major malfunction?
>>18486239What nowadays they call Asperger, most probably
>>18486537I've noticed a common trend with aspies, and it's that they despise their children or at least don't give a shit about them. Why?
>>18486537it is impossible to distinguish between neurotypical Germans and Germans with Aspergers.
>>18486688Don't people with Aspergers have a different brain structure? Couldn't we just study German brains and see if they are structured more closely to that of someone with Aspergers than other groups?
>>18486239closeted homo trying to compensate for it. many such cases among aristocrats.
>>18486239>having a gay lover (who he killed, while his son was watching from the prison cell)More info on this pls
