Memoirs Of Ernest Ii; Duke Of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Memoirs Of Ernest Ii; Duke Of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

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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. 1888. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE DIET OF ERFURT. THE KING OF PRUSSIA TAKES THE OATH OF THE REVISED CONSTITUTION. ACTIVITY OF HERR VON SEEBECK. EULOGIUM ON HIM IN LETTERS TO PRINCE ALBERT. KING LEOPOLD'S OPPOSITION TO PRUSSIA AND THE CONFEDERATE STATES. INFLU-ENCE OF PRINCE METTERNICH. LETTER FROM PRINCE ALBERT TO KING LEOPOLD. VISIT OF PRINCE LEININGEN TO THE DUKE.--MISREPRESENTATIONS OF THE AUSTRIAN PRESS. LETTER FROM PRINCE ALBERT TO THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. PERSONAL VIEWS OF THE ENGLISH REPRESENTATIVES IN GERMANY.--STOCKMAR ELECTED FOR THE ERFURT PARLIAMENTSHIP.--RADOWITZ NOMINATED AS COMMISSIONER. UNANIMITY OF THE ASSEMBLY. FATAL INFLU-ENCE OF THE ELECTORATE OF HESSE. VON CARLOWITZ WISHES TO RESIGN. OVERRULED BY THE DUKE'S PERSUASIONS.--LETTER TO PRINCE ALBERT. HIS REPLY. SECOND LETTER AS TO THE ERFURT PARLIAMENT. UNEASINESS OF RADOWITZ AND THE PRUSSIAN STATESMEN.--ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. ATTACKS BY THE PRESS OF BERLIN. SEEBECK's REPORT OF THE 20TH OF APRIL. SERIOUS RUMOURS AS TO AUSTRIA'S INTENTIONS. THE SESSION OF PARLIAMENT DECLARED TO BE CLOSED. THE KING OF PRUSSIA ISSUES INVITATIONS TO A CONGRESS OF PRINCES. PROPOSED CON-GRESS OF PRINCES AT GOTH A.--DEBATE IN ST AUGUSTINE. THE KING OF PRUSSIA AGREES TO PRESIDE AT THE CONGRESS. CHANGES HIS MIND. SUMMONS A CONGRESS AT BERLIN.--REASONS ADDUCED FOR CHANGE. THE KING'S LETTER TO DUKE ERNEST. APPOINTS HIM COMMANDER OF CUIRASSIERS. CORRESPONDENCE WITH PRINCE ALBERT. THE CONGRESS AT BERLIN. RECEPTION OF THE PRINCES AND SPEECH BY THE KING. THE PRINCES' DISCUSSION COMPLETED, THE KING NOT PLEASED.--THE ELECTOR OF HESSE INIMICAL.--CONCLUSION OF THE CONGRESS. SPEECH OF FREDERICK WILLIAM. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE DUKE AND PRINCE ALBERT. Whilst they were preparing everywhere in the German Confederate States for the elec...

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