'The Diaries of the Bohemian-Silesian Nobleman Rudolf Count of Stillfried-Alcántara (1827-1882)': Rudolf Count von Stillfried-Alcántara (1804-1882) came from an old Bohemian-Silesian noble family. The enthronement of Frederick William IV opened up a brilliant career for him at the Berlin court. For decades Stillfried was a central protagonist of dynastic historiography, the cultivation of tradition and the politics of remembrance. His activities are documented in his 32 diaries, which he wrote until a few weeks before his death. His observations, which are as everyday as they are very intimate, provide diverse insights into aristocratic life in the 19th century.