1740 and All That

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.