The Kotze Affair

In January of 1891, a public scandal erupted in imperial Germany over a party at Grunewald castle. What were the reasons for it, how did the participants react and what were the social circumstances that led to this whole thing? If you like my videos and want to make sure that I make more of them, you can support me here: https://ko-fi.com/sirmanatee Sources: Dietze, Gabriele: Queering Willie. Wilhelminische Maskulinitäten und die Kaiser-Figuration, in: L' homme : Zeitschrift für feministische Geschichtswissenschaft, 22 (2011), Nr. 2, pp. 95-112. Röhl, John C. G.: Wilhelm II. Der Aufbau der Persönlichen Monarchie, Munich 2001. Wippermann, Wolfgang: Skandal im Jagdschloss Grunewald. Männlichkeit und Ehre im deutschen Kaiserreich, Darmstadt 2010. Music: Prokoviev - Dance of the Knights Dvořák - Serenade for strings in E-major