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kosmokomeno t1_izj2ppq wrote

I'd never heard it phrased the "Palatinate War of Succession". In English we include it in the wider Nine years war, right? I'd be curious to know how she felt about the French destroying her family home in Heidelberg, though many women in history probably encountered the same kind of stress

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doegred t1_izj502m wrote

It's mentioned in the article?

>French troops marched into the Electoral Palatinate, laying waste towns, villages and fields and destroying Heidelberg Castle: “It makes my heart bleed, and they still hold it against me that I’m sad about it”, lamented Liselotte.

The Ck2 player in me felt a twinge of guilt.

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Corn_Kernel t1_izjln7p wrote

But just a twinge... Buy her a nice horse at the next event pop-up and that should take care of it!

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DaddyCatALSO t1_izjxvo8 wrote

That's when lots of my Reformed and Lutherna ancestors came to Pennsylvania, following the Plain Folk already ehre

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bremen_ t1_izl4pmf wrote

Plain Folk = Quakers, I assume?

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DaddyCatALSO t1_izm55w5 wrote

No the Quakers oriignaiuted in England, I mean t the Mennonites, Amish, Ephrata 7th Day Baptists, Schwenkfelders etc. , evne the Moravians were almsot plain-style int hsoe days. The Brehtren/Dunkards cmae over later becuase they originated later

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bremen_ t1_izmhq92 wrote

I originally thought Amish, but always assumed they came over at the same time as the wider PA Dutch.

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kosmokomeno t1_izj817j wrote

Jesus how did i miss that

Edit i must have been distracted googling the war of succession, that's so heartbreaking to imagine them giving her grief for her own grief

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rnkllr t1_izj4fez wrote

She resented it judging by her letters. Not to mention that she was raised Protestant and lived at a very intolerant, if not bigoted, Catholic court.

I’d recommend reading the letters if you can find them in your language, they’re very witty and intelligent. She seemed to be quite the woman.

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