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[personal profile] mildred_of_midgard came across some letters from Tido von Knyphausen, older brother of Peter von Keith's wife Oriane, and pieced together some episodes in his life.

Oriane had one older brother who died as a baby, and one older brother, Tido Friedrich, of whom Wikipedia simply says "Went to Batavia." Batavia was in the Dutch East Indies, modern day Jakarta in Indonesia.


A Knyphausen Satire )

A Knyphausen Vagabond )

A Knyphausen Abroad )

In the archives, there is a document or set of documents concerning "The arrest of Baron Tido Friedrich zu Inn- und Knyphausen at the request of his mother." I am planning to attempt to get a copy of this document.
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There are five Keiths in Fritz's life! [ETA, more have turned up since the initial write-up, but I only recently found them and have very little info on them.] It's very easy to get them confused, and most people have at one point or another. Including published authors. So we start with a who's who.

Straightening out the several Keiths )

For fic research purposes as much as anything, here's pretty much everything I know about Peter Keith. [ETA: see the Eulogy section below, which adds a lot more.]

Peter Keith )

Now, my own thoughts on why Peter felt so neglected when he got back in the 1740s. It's purely speculative, but it's grounded in the little evidence we have.

What went wrong )

Letter from Fritz )

Oh look, it's a much more concise chronology!

Chronology of Peter's life )

The eulogy from the Academy of Sciences, written shortly after Peter's death:

Eulogy )

Trinity College )

Envoy )

Letters

Some letters, evidently between him and Fritz, survive in the Prussian archives. We have not yet gone to the trouble of purchasing a copy, deciphering the handwriting, and figuring out the French, but we might someday!

Knobelsdorff & the Tiergarten )

Residences )

Sons' Residences )

Records: Peter's son's baptism, Peter's wife's burial )

Knyphausen relatives )

1730 Flutes )

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