Seriously, this is straight of a medieval relics playbook
ahahaha, so it is, and I wouldn't ever have thought of that!
Heinrich's possessions being all auctioned off to the highest bidder I knew about, because that actually turned out to be a great benefit for posterity - there was a very detailed list including each item, how it looked like and where it had been placed in Rheinsberg, so when Rheinsberg got finally restored after having served as a sanatorium in the GDR, that was a primary source for the restauration. (Which is why with the exception of two rooms - Fritz' study and the big room with the "rising of the sun/son" painting - Rheinsberg looks like it did in Heinrich's time today.)
That's really cool actually. Sorry Heinrich, kind of sucks for you, but at least you did a favor for posterity!
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Re: Royal souvenirs
Date: 2023-06-29 05:18 am (UTC)ahahaha, so it is, and I wouldn't ever have thought of that!
Heinrich's possessions being all auctioned off to the highest bidder I knew about, because that actually turned out to be a great benefit for posterity - there was a very detailed list including each item, how it looked like and where it had been placed in Rheinsberg, so when Rheinsberg got finally restored after having served as a sanatorium in the GDR, that was a primary source for the restauration. (Which is why with the exception of two rooms - Fritz' study and the big room with the "rising of the sun/son" painting - Rheinsberg looks like it did in Heinrich's time today.)
That's really cool actually. Sorry Heinrich, kind of sucks for you, but at least you did a favor for posterity!