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    Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Pöllnitz (25 February 1692 – 23 June 1775) was a German adventurer and writer from Issum. His father, Wilhelm Ludwig Freiherr...
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    (see: Sexuality of Frederick the Great). A contemporary courtier, Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, reports that the two treated each other “like a lover with his...
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  • Karl Friedrich Ludwig von Watzdorf (1 September 1759 – 16 May 1840) was a Saxon general and diplomat. He was born on 1 September 1759 in Plauen, Electorate...
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    are mainly based on publications after her death, especially by Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz. There is no question, however, that the Elector's eldest surviving...
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    to Emperor Charles VI's intervention. A contemporary courtier, Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, reports that Katte, eight years his senior, and Frederick treated...
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  • 1770 – Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (b. 1721) 1775 – Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and author (b. 1692) 1779 – Mikael Sehul, Ethiopian...
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    the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. According to Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz in his work La Saxe galante, she drew the attention of the Elector-King...
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  • engraver, dramatist and poet (unknown year of birth) June 23 – Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (born 1692) November 21 – John Hill...
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    John Hawkins, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge (d. 1733) Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz, German soldier, adventurer and writer (d. 1775) February 29 –...
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    about 1700 was inherited by the later adventurer and writer Baron Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz (1692–1775). In the 18th century, the manor house and the church...
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