1740 and All That

Jacques Duhan de Jandun, called Duhan, was Fritz's childhood tutor. He distinguished himself by his bravery at the siege of Stralsund, came to FW's attention, and was appointed tutor. Unfortunately for FW and fortunately for Fritz, he believed in the study of literature, history, and philosophy, and was well-educated. He secretly taught Fritz all the forbidden topics and helped him acquire a large secret library.

In the 1730 investigations of the escape attempt, FW found out about the secret library and banished Duhan to Memel in East Prussia. Fritz helped get him funding in exile, and summoned him back to Berlin as soon as he became king. Duhan died in 1746.

felis's write-up of the Fritz-Duhan correspondence, with selenak and mildred_of_midgard commentary:

( Correspondence )