Not that I doubted it, but I still love it when the dates line up this way. And I continue to be glad that Lehndorff gives us so much background and additional info and everyone and everything (except Katte :P), allowing for a much denser tapestry of events.
"Vollziehung der Ehe" is "consumation of marriage"
You know, I certainly know that turn of phrase, but still didn't immediately make the connection. Still, fascinating that this was a topic and the reason Fritz gave.
As I said above, I love that we have a first-hand account from Caroline's perspective here, and yeah, I agree with you guys that one can easily see how and why the dramatized story developed, but damn, that's quite a difference and I have to say, for our purposes, the truth is much more fun IMO.
Re: "Anekdoten, die wir erlebten und hörten"
Not that I doubted it, but I still love it when the dates line up this way. And I continue to be glad that Lehndorff gives us so much background and additional info and everyone and everything (except Katte :P), allowing for a much denser tapestry of events.
"Vollziehung der Ehe" is "consumation of marriage"
You know, I certainly know that turn of phrase, but still didn't immediately make the connection. Still, fascinating that this was a topic and the reason Fritz gave.
As I said above, I love that we have a first-hand account from Caroline's perspective here, and yeah, I agree with you guys that one can easily see how and why the dramatized story developed, but damn, that's quite a difference and I have to say, for our purposes, the truth is much more fun IMO.