18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 37

[cahn]

More diaries of our favorite 18th-century Prussian diary-keeper have been unearthed and have been synopsized!

January 18th: Blessed be thou to me! Under your light, my Prince Heinrich was born!

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Re: Length of hair under wig

[luzula]

Interesting, thanks!

Also interesting about Prussian military hairstyle being a short ponytail! I get the impression that soldiers often had short cropped hair because of problems with lice etc, but maybe that isn't true in every era.