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While the thesis of this podcast is that our betters have always behaved badly, there are examples that really take it to the next level. Meet Princess Charlotte of Prussia, the first granddaughter of Queen Victoria, daughter of Princess Royal Victoria, and sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II, whose reputation for using people as pawns became legendary in her own time. From spreading rumors about her many cousins to dim their marriage prospects to hosting sex parties in order to blackmail the participants, Princess Charlotte was a headache to her family from the start.\nListen ad-free at patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast.\nSources\nGrandmama of Europe: The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria, by Theo Aronson (Amazon link)\nQueen Victoria's Granddaughters: 1860-1918, by Christina Croft (Amazon link)\nThe Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II, by John Van der Kiste (Amazon link)\nALL GERMANY TALKING OF IT.; The Kotze Scandal an Absorbing Topic Everywhere. - The New York Times\nSex parties, bloody duels and blackmail: life at court of last German emperor | Germany | The Guardian\nTHE SCANDALOUS PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA - Wap.org.ng\nFeodora of Saxe-Meiningen - The unloved and misunderstood Princess - History of Royal Women\nFeodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1879-1945) \u2013 Dearest Mama\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices