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felt most comfortable in. In her portrait, even her hairstyle is based on male fashion. She may even be wearing the male allonge wig. There is another aspect that set Liselotte apart from the women of her [...] Throughout her life, she tried to break out of her “gilded cage”. She had already rebelled as a child. It is easy to see from her portraits that Liselotte appreciated all forms of freedom: For example, Lieselotte [...] be clarified today. What is certain, Liselotte did not have the vocabulary to describe herself as a trans person at the time, even if she had felt that way. However, one thing is clear: She had already attempted

their experiences of war and subsequent deportation. Many of them were sold on for money, which is why it is fair to speak of slavery. A large number were brought to European courts and had to live in servitude [...] expected adaptation to and integration into the local culture was much stricter in the 17th century than it is today: Sophia Charlotta had to convert to Christianity on April 16, 1689 in the Berlin Cathedral Church [...] promoted it. In their work as servants at court, they probably had to regularly wear orientalizing costumes to represent the “exoticisms” of the “Orient” at costume parties and other festivities. While there