Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 39

[cahn]

Last post, along with the usual 18th-century suspects, included the Ottonians; changing ideas of conception and women's sexual pleasure; Isabella of Parma (the one who fell in love, and vice versa, with her husband's sister); Henry IV and Bertha (and Henry's second wife divorcing him for "unspeakable sexual acts"). (Okay, Isabella of Parma was 18th century.)

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Carl Ernst Reinhardt von Keith

[mildred_of_midgard]

Thanks to the Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv, I have one of his testaments! Given that we've found a wide variety of names for him, it's nice to have "Carl Ernst Reinhardt (sp?) von Keith" in his own handwriting.



Citation: Rep 4A Testamente Nr. 8828

No, I do NOT understand why they have to cover up some of the text with a color-checker. ??? But I have alerted the ever talented prinzsorgenfrei to our need!

ETA: Wow, is your boss not expecting work from you for two months good for salon productivity! (Back pain efforts, the reason for this time off/reduced time, have been unfruitful so far...but detective work continues apace in the meantime.)