Fun fact : The lack of faith of an Iranian was used to mock the lack of faith of a German. Yes, you didn't misread it ! 😂 Let me give you the context :
Nader Shah Afshar (November 1688 - 27 August 1747) was a woodcutter of Turkmen ethnicity who rose to become the Shahanshah of Afsharid Iran in what is modern-day Iran. In general, his attitude was indifferent when it came to religion and his family and friends said that he had none when a member of the Society of Jesus asked them what his religion was. Frederick the Great (24 January 1712 - 17 August 1786) was the King of the Kingdom of Prussia in what is today Germany. He was also skeptical of religion although he still believed in the existence of a higher being. Elizaveta Petrovna (29 December 1709 - 5 January 1762), the Empress of the Russian Empire, hated Frederick the Great. She once described him to the British diplomat John Carmichael (15 March 1701 - 19 July 1767) by saying :
"The King of Prussia is certainly a bad Prince who has no fear of God before his eyes. He mocks holy things, he never goes to church. He is the Nader Shah of Prussia." (Source : "Histoire de la Russie depuis les origines jusqu'Ã nos jours" by Alfred Nicolas Rambaud ; Page 442 of the 5th edition published in 1900)
Note : The source used is written in French.
(The first picture is Nader Shah Afshar while the second one is Frederick the Great, tap in order to see the full pictures and swipe in order to see both of them.)
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Fun fact : The lack of faith of an Iranian was used to mock the lack of faith of a German. Yes, you didn't misread it ! 😂 Let me give you the context :
Nader Shah Afshar (November 1688 - 27 August 1747) was a woodcutter of Turkmen ethnicity who rose to become the Shahanshah of Afsharid Iran in what is modern-day Iran. In general, his attitude was indifferent when it came to religion and his family and friends said that he had none when a member of the Society of Jesus asked them what his religion was. Frederick the Great (24 January 1712 - 17 August 1786) was the King of the Kingdom of Prussia in what is today Germany. He was also skeptical of religion although he still believed in the existence of a higher being. Elizaveta Petrovna (29 December 1709 - 5 January 1762), the Empress of the Russian Empire, hated Frederick the Great. She once described him to the British diplomat John Carmichael (15 March 1701 - 19 July 1767) by saying :
"The King of Prussia is certainly a bad Prince who has no fear of God before his eyes. He mocks holy things, he never goes to church. He is the Nader Shah of Prussia."
(Source : "Histoire de la Russie depuis les origines jusqu'Ã nos jours" by Alfred Nicolas Rambaud ; Page 442 of the 5th edition published in 1900)
Note : The source used is written in French.
(The first picture is Nader Shah Afshar while the second one is Frederick the Great, tap in order to see the full pictures and swipe in order to see both of them.)
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