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PARENTAGE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.
LIFE IN THE PALACE.
THE SUFFERINGS OF FRITZ AND WILHELMINA.
THE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
IMPRISONMENT OF FRITZ AND WILHELMINA.
Spirited Conduct of Fritz.--Fortress of C?strin.--Prison Fare.-- Wilhelmina's Captivity.--Sad Fate of Doris Ritter.--Motives of the King.--Doom of Lieutenant Katte.--Pathetic Supplications.-- The Execution.--Peril of Fritz.--Theology of the King.--Letter from Fritz.--Sufferings of Wilhelmina.--Brutality of the King.-- Wilhelmina brought to Terms 100
THE MARRIAGE OF WILHELMINA.
Wilhelmina's Letter to her Mother.--Cruel Response.--The Court Festival.--First Interview with the Prince of Baireuth.--His Character and Appearance.--Interview between the King and Fritz.-- The Partial Reconciliation.--Divine Decrees.--The King's Sense of Justice.--The King's Discipline of the Judges.--Character of Fritz.--Wilhelmina's Annoyances.--Her Marriage.--Interview between Wilhelmina and Fritz.--The Departure 118
THE MARRIAGE OF THE CROWN PRINCE.
Matrimonial Intrigues.--Letters from the King to his Son.--Letter from Fritz to Grumkow.--Letter to Wilhelmina.--The Betrothal.-- Character of Elizabeth.--Her cruel Reception by the Prussian Queen.--Letter from Fritz to Wilhelmina.--Disappointment and Anguish of Elizabeth.--Studious Habits of Fritz.--Continued Alienation of his Father.--The Marriage.--Life in the Castle at Reinsberg 136
DEVELOPMENTS OF CHARACTER.
The Castle at Reinsberg.--Slender Purses of Fritz and Wilhelmina.-- Liberality of Fritz.--The Ball at Monbijou.--Adventures of Fritz and Wilhelmina.--Letters.--The Interview.--Anecdote of the King.-- Wilhelmina's Account of her Brother.--Mental and Physical Maladies of the King.--Frederick's cruel Neglect of his Wife.--Daily Habits of the young Prince.--The shameful Carousal 152
THE DEATH OF FREDERICK WILLIAM.
Voltaire and Madame Du Ch?telet.--Letter from Frederick to Voltaire.-- The Reply.--Visit to the Prince of Orange.--Correspondence.--The Crown Prince becomes a Mason.--Interesting Letter from the Crown Prince.--Petulance and declining Health of the King.--Scenes in the Death-chamber.--Characteristic Anecdotes.--The Dying Scene 172
THE ACCESSION OF FREDERICK THE SECOND.
Establishment of the Berlin Academy of Sciences.--Religious Toleration.--A Free Press.--Sternness of the young King.--Domestic Habits of the King.--Provision for the Queen-mother.--Absolutism of the King.--Journey to Strasbourg.--First Interview with Voltaire 191
DIPLOMATIC INTRIGUES.
THE INVASION OF SILESIA.
Deceptive Measures of Frederick.--Plans for the Invasion of Silesia.-- Avowed Reasons for the Invasion.--The Ball in Berlin.--The March of the Army.--Hardships and Successes.--Letter to Voltaire.--Capture of Glogau.--Capture of Brieg.--Bombardment of Neisse 218
THE CAMPAIGN OF MOLLWITZ.
Embarrassments of Frederick.--Attempts a Compromise.--New Invasion of Silesia.--Intrigues for the Imperial Crown.--Rivalry between England and France.--Death of Anne of Russia.--Energy of Austria.--Narrow Escape of Frederick.--Frederick's Antipathy to Christianity.--Capture of Glogau.--Peril of Frederick.--The Siege of Neisse 237
THE DEFEAT AND FLIGHT OF FREDERICK.
Preparing for the Battle.--The Surprise.--The Snow-encumbered Plain.--Horror of the Scene.--Flight of Frederick.--His Shame and Despair.--Unexpected Victory of the Prussians.--Letters of Frederick.--Adventures of Maupertuis 254
THE WAR IN SILESIA.
The Encampment at Brieg.--Bombardment.--Diplomatic Intrigues.-- Luxury of the Spanish Minister.--Rising Greatness of Frederick.-- Frederick's Interview with Lord Hyndford.--Plans of France.-- Desperate Prospects of Maria Theresa.--Anecdote of Frederick.-- Joint Action of England and Holland.--Heroic Character of Maria Theresa.--Coronation of the Queen of Hungary 265
THE CONQUEST OF SILESIA.
An extraordinary Interview.--Carlyle's Sympathy.--Trifling Demeanor of Frederick.--Conspiracy in Breslau.--Guile of Frederick.--The successful Stratagem.--Crossing the Neisse.--The Co-operation of France.--Anguish of Maria Theresa.--Inflexible Will of Frederick.-- Duplicity of the King.--The Surrender of Neisse 275
THE CAMPAIGN OF MORAVIA.
Frederick's Motives for the War.--Marriage of William Augustus.-- Testimony of Lord Macaulay.--Frederick and his Allies.--Visit to Dresden.--Military Energy.--Charles Albert chosen Emperor.--The Coronation.--Effeminacy of the Saxon Princes.--Disappointment and Vexation of Frederick.--He withdraws in Chagrin.--The Cantonment on the Elbe.--Winter Campaigning.--The Concentration at Chrudim 295
FREDERICK TRIUMPHANT.
THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA.
THE RETREAT.
The Retreat ordered.--Awful Suffering.--Narrow Escape of the King.-- The Flight from Prague.--Military Mistakes of the King.--Frederick returns to Berlin.--His wonderful administrative Ability.--Poland joins Austria.--The Austrians enter Silesia.--Unreasonable Demands of Frederick.--Humiliation of the King.--Prince Charles and his Bride.--Character of Leopold.--Death of the Emperor.--Bavaria turns against Frederick.--Anecdotes of Prince Leopold.--Peril of Frederick.--Battle of Hohenfriedberg.--Signal Victory of Frederick 335
BATTLES AND VICTORIES.
Battle of Hohenfriedberg.--Religious Antagonism.--Anecdote of the King.--Retreat of the Austrians.--Horrors of War.--"A slight Pleasantry."--Sufferings of the Prussian Army.--The Victory of Fontenoy.--Frederick's Pecuniary Embarrassments.--Executive Abilities of Maria Theresa.--Inflexibility of the Austrian Queen.-- The Retreat to Silesia.--The Surprise at Sohr.--Military Genius of Frederick.--Great Victory of Sohr 352
THE PEACE OF DRESDEN.
Sufferings of the Peasantry.--Renown and Peril of Frederick.--New Plan of Maria Theresa.--Despondency of Frederick.--Surprise and Rout of the Austrians.--The "Old Dessauer" enters Saxony.--Battle of Kesseldorf.--Singular Prayer of the Old Dessauer.--Signal Victory of the Prussians.--Elation of Frederick.--The Peace of Dresden.--Death of M. Duhan 364
Days of Peace and Prosperity.--The Palace of Sans Souci.--Letter from Marshal Keith.--Domestic Habits of the King.--Frederick's Snuff-boxes.--Anecdotes.--Severe Discipline of the Army.-- Testimony of Baron Trenck.--The Review.--Death of the "Divine Emilie."--The King's Revenge.--Anecdote of the Poor Schoolmaster.-- The Berlin Carousal.--Appearance of his Majesty.--Honors conferred upon Voltaire 375
THE QUARREL.
Voltaire and the Jew.--Letter from Frederick to D'Arget.-- Letter to Wilhelmina.--Caustic Letters to Voltaire.--Partial Reconciliation.--Frederick's brilliant Conversational Powers.-- His Neglect of his Wife.--All Females excluded from his Court.-- Maupertuis and the Academy.--Voltaire's Malignity.--Frederick's Anger.--Correspondence between Voltaire and Maupertuis.--Menaces of War.--Catt and the King 387
COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR.
Secret Preparations for a Coalition.--Frederick's Embarrassments.-- The uncertain Support of England.--Causes of the War.--Commencement of Hostilities.--Letter from Frederick to his Sister Amelia.-- Letter to his Brother.--The Invasion of Saxony.--Misfortunes of the Royal Family of Poland.--Battle of Lobositz.--Energetic Military Movements.--Prisoners of War compelled to enlist in the Prussian Service.--Dispatches from Frederick.--Battle of Prague.--Battle of Kolin.--Retreat of Frederick.--Death of Sophia Dorothea 402
DEFEATS AND PERILS.
Grief of the King over his Mother's Death.--Interesting Letters.-- Forces in the Field.--The March upon Dresden.--Devotion of Wilhelmina.--Atheism of the King.--Wilhelmina to Voltaire.-- Despair of Frederick.--Great Victory of Rossbach.--Description of the Battle.--Utter Rout of the Allies.--Elation of Frederick.--His Poem on the Occasion.--Ravages of War 418
THE LEUTHEN CAMPAIGN.
Results of the Battle of Rossbach.--The Attack upon Breslau.-- Extraordinary Address of the King to his Troops.--Confidence of the Prussians in their Commander.--Magnificent Array of the Austrians at Leuthen.--Tactics of Frederick.--The Battle Hymn.--The Battle and the Victory.--Scenes after the Battle.--Recapture of Breslau by Frederick 434
DOMESTIC GRIEFS AND MILITARY REVERSES.
THE THIRD CAMPAIGN OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR.
Frederick's Attempt to Rescue his Brother.--Captured Dispatches.-- Battle of Hochkirch.--Defeat and Retreat of Frederick.--Death of Wilhelmina.--Letter to Voltaire.--Rejoicings at Vienna.--The Siege of Neisse.--The Siege of Dresden.--Conflagrations and Terror.-- The Siege raised by Frederick.--Results of the Third Campaign.-- Unavailing Efforts for Peace.--Despair of Frederick 463
FOURTH CAMPAIGN OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR.
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