I have read that upon hearing that the British King George V had changed his dynasty name from "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" to "Windsor," the German Kaiser Wilhelm II commented he looked forward to seeing, "The merry wives of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha," an ironic reference to Shakespeare's play "The merry wives of Windsor." My Highschool history textbook went as far as to claim that Wilhelm II actually staged a parody play titled, "The merry wives of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha." Is there evidence of this?
Domkirche St. MariΓ€ Himmelfahrt, Hildesheim, Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim.
May 11, 1503
Magnus I, heir to the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, knelt and prayed alone in the centuries-old cathedral, devoid of the local townsmen and clergy alike until a man approached him.
"O man of God," [the younger male](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_IV_of_Saxe-Lauenburg_(prince-bishop)) called out to the duke in prayer. "What have you come to seek in the House of God?"
"My lord, I wish to confess of my sins."
"Come, my child," the bishop nodded, and gestured for him to follow into a confessional, standing next to the stone-cold walls of the cathedral.
"So, Magnus," the bishop said, in a far more casual yet whisper-like tone, "What brings you to Hildesheim?"
"Am I not allowed to visit my younger brother? I missed your consecration when I was off in Holstein, after all!"
"How was Kiel?"
"Horrible, the mud was everywhere, and the Danes won't let us come in!"
...
"So, why are you really here?" John questioned. He had known Magnus for decades, and knew that the man was not exactly the most sociable of people. Both his tone and behavior in the past minutes had been heavily out of place - clearly his brother had something in his mind.
"...I believe you are in heavy debts, true?"
"Aye, which is why I'm bishop and not Eric," the younger John nodded. "Why?"
"I wish to repay it."
"...Very funny, Magnus, now if you'll excuse me-"
"Johann, I do not lie in a confessional," Magnus halted the Prince-Bishop, who stopped.
"Well," the man of the Catholic Church paused and returned to his seat, on the other side of the wooden confessional. "I assume this does not come for free?"
"You know me."
"Fine," John sighed. Debtors have been harassing his residence, to the point where he had petitioned the pope to threaten excommunication for 'Physical Demands of Usury' or whatever. He would probably shove a whole dozen eggs up his ass in St Peter's Basilica if it would resolve his finances.
"I wish to incorporate these lands into our family's inheritances."
"Magnus, did the mud mess with your thoughts?! These lands belong to the church!"
"Say, Johann," his elder brother calmly replied. "How many 'salvations' have you sold in the past year?"
"Well, we-"
"If the Church can sell eternal life for what, forty, fifty ducats?" he continued. "I do not see any evil in them selling lands and property, as landowners do all the time."
"Magnus, li
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