#* V and Maupertuis aren't nobles but they hung around them enough that they basically are cmon

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Ok question: who cheated first Émilie or Voltaire? I can't figure out the timeline?? There's a lot of affairs going on here hhhhhhh

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Pretty sure it was Émilie with Maupertuis in 1734...

#it does depend on interpretation and your definition of an 'affair' tho #especially what constituted an 'affair' in 18c france vs what constitutes one now #the thing with Maupertuis iirc was pretty one sided... on Émilie's side #and V didn't seem to mind? #at least.... at the time #that's also assuming he knew what was going on. i mean... we dont even know #youre right it is tricky to figure it out #we're only going off letters #in most cases #if we're only going off of hard evidence i guess i'd be Voltaire with Mme Denis circa 1745(?) #but theres times before that that its kind of a gray area for both of them #it also depends how you interpret V and Fritz' relationship #and after V's unannounced trip to Prussia; Émilie rebounds with Duc de Richelieu; sendin him all ''Voltaire's abandoned me!'' letters #which; in her defense; he kinda did #theres a lot of factors going on here #but hey; its an 18c nobility* relationship #things are bound to get complicated #* V and Maupertuis aren't nobles but they hung around them enough that they basically are cmon #ask #anon ask