selenak: (CourtierLehndorff)
selenak ([personal profile] selenak) wrote in [personal profile] cahn 2021-02-21 12:20 pm (UTC)

Re: Various questions from Mildred

Mildred, [personal profile] cahn, the FW micromanaging orders for mourning for ordinary citizens are fascinating and very FW/Prussian. Since they are written in the font you like to much, I shall translate:

Parents for children who were older than twelve years: three months. For children younger than twelve years: no mourning.

Biological parents, grandparents, great-gandparents: are to be mourned for six months. Adopted or stepparents as well as aunts: only thirty days.

Widow for her husband: exactly a year and no more.
Widower for his wife: half a year and no more.

Parents-in-law: half a year, no more.

People who made you their universal heir, even if they're not related to you: six months, if you like.

Brother, Sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law: no more than three months.


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