Memoirs of Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, Princess Royal of Prussia, Margravine of Baireuth, Sister of Frederick the Great Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...and if I did not succeed, I prevailed on her at least to use me better than before. I informed the margrave of my conversation with the king about my return; and I strongly requested him to continue to urge it warmly, otherwise it would not be obtained. The king had set out for Pomerania on the day of my sister's departure. He was delighted with the regiment of the hereditary prince; nothing could look better, or display more order and discipline. He brought him back with him to Berlin on the 8th of August. I urged my brother warmly to procure us our leave. He came to an agreement with Grumkow and Seckendorff to speak on the following day to the king on this subject, as that day he was to be entertained by my brother. As good luck would have it, I received that morning a letter from the margrave, enclosing one for the king. I presented it to him on rising from table. He was then in good humor, and somewhat affected by his wine; but on reading this letter, his countenance was changed in a moment. He was silent for a short time, but at length exclaimed: "Your father-in-law does not know what he would be at; you are better here than with him; my son-in-law ought to apply to military affairs and business, from which he will derive a great deal more benefit than from planting cabbages at Baireuth." Grumkow and Seckendorff then told him that if he refused to let us go, he would embroil us with the margrave, and that however much he was broken down, he might yet take it into his head to enter into a second marriage, which would be of the utmost prejudice to us. This view was seconded by every person present. The king, turning round to me, asked me what I thought of it. I told him the gentlemen were in the right, and that we should esteem his leave to dep...