kosmokomeno

kosmokomeno t1_izj817j wrote

Reply to comment by doegred in “Being Madame is a miserable job” Liselotte of the Palatinate lived at the court of the French king Louis XIV and wrote countless letters that offer a unique insight into the intrigues and everyday life of the nobility. by swissnationalmuseum

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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kosmokomeno t1_izj2ppq wrote

Reply to “Being Madame is a miserable job” Liselotte of the Palatinate lived at the court of the French king Louis XIV and wrote countless letters that offer a unique insight into the intrigues and everyday life of the nobility. by swissnationalmuseum

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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