CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
QUOTATIONS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
TO THE
COMPLETE
WORK
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BOOK
I
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this wo
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this wo
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this wo
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this wo
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK THE GREAT OF
PRUSSIA
This is
also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the Great
(1712-1786) of Prussia, of
their unquenchable lust for power, interlaced with an intimate look
into their
tragic private lives and those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite
rightly earned his esteemed title of ‘the Great’
through
his military
prowess.
During the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of
just 3
million
Prussians fought against a combined enemy of 45 million French,
Russians,
Austria-Hungarians, Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How
Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively
in
this work.
FREDERICK
THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA
This
is also a story of George the First of England and his
grandson Frederick the Great (1712-1786) of Prussia, of their
unquenchable lust
for power, interlaced with an intimate look into their tragic private
lives and
those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite rightly
earned
his esteemed title of ‘the Great’ through his
military
prowess. During the
Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of just 3 million
Prussians fought
against a combined enemy of 45 million French, Russians,
Austria-Hungarians,
Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during
the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively in
this
work.
FREDERICK
THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA
This
is also a story of George the First of England and his
grandson Frederick the Great (1712-1786) of Prussia, of their
unquenchable lust
for power, interlaced with an intimate look into their tragic private
lives and
those of their parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite rightly
earned
his esteemed title of ‘the Great’ through his
military
prowess. During the
Seven Years’ War (1756-63) his tiny kingdom of just 3 million
Prussians fought
against a combined enemy of 45 million French, Russians,
Austria-Hungarians,
Swedes and Saxons and was NOT defeated! How Frederick ruled
Brandenburg-Prussia, together with the near annihilation of his Kingdom
during
the Seven Years' War, are both covered comprehensively in
this
work.
FREDERICK
THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA
This
is also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the
Great (1712-1786) of Prussia, of their unquenchable lust for power,
interlaced
with an intimate look into their tragic private lives and those of
their
parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite rightly earned his
esteemed
title of ‘the Great’ through his military prowess.
During
the Seven Years’ War
(1756-63) his tiny kingdom of just 3 million Prussians fought against a
combined enemy of 45 million French, Russians, Austria-Hungarians,
Swedes and
Saxons and was NOT defeated! How Frederick ruled Brandenburg-Prussia,
together
with the near annihilation of his Kingdom during the Seven Years' War,
are both
covered comprehensively in this work
FREDERICK
THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA
This
is also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the
Great (1712-1786) of Prussia, of their unquenchable lust for power,
interlaced
with an intimate look into their tragic private lives and those of
their
parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite rightly earned his
esteemed
title of ‘the Great’ through his military prowess.
During
the Seven Years’ War
(1756-63) his tiny kingdom of just 3 million Prussians fought against a
combined enemy of 45 million French, Russians, Austria-Hungarians,
Swedes and
Saxons and was NOT defeated! How Frederick ruled Brandenburg-Prussia,
together
with the near annihilation of his Kingdom during the Seven Years' War,
are both
covered comprehensively in this work
FREDERICK
THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA
This
is also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the
Great (1712-1786) of Prussia, of their unquenchable lust for power,
interlaced
with an intimate look into their tragic private lives and those of
their
parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite rightly earned his
esteemed
title of ‘the Great’ through his military prowess.
During
the Seven Years’ War
(1756-63) his tiny kingdom of just 3 million Prussians fought against a
combined enemy of 45 million French, Russians, Austria-Hungarians,
Swedes and
Saxons and was NOT defeated! How Frederick ruled Brandenburg-Prussia,
together
with the near annihilation of his Kingdom during the Seven Years' War,
are both
covered comprehensively in this work
FREDERICK
THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA
This
is also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the
Great (1712-1786) of Prussia, of their unquenchable lust for power,
interlaced
with an intimate look into their tragic private lives and those of
their
parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite rightly earned his
esteemed
title of ‘the Great’ through his military prowess.
During
the Seven Years’ War
(1756-63) his tiny kingdom of just 3 million Prussians fought against a
combined enemy of 45 million French, Russians, Austria-Hungarians,
Swedes and
Saxons and was NOT defeated! How Frederick ruled Brandenburg-Prussia,
together
with the near annihilation of his Kingdom during the Seven Years' War,
are both
covered comprehensively in this work
FREDERICK
THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA
This
is also a story of George the First of England and his grandson
Frederick the
Great (1712-1786) of Prussia, of their unquenchable lust for power,
interlaced
with an intimate look into their tragic private lives and those of
their
parents and nearest relatives. Frederick quite rightly earned his
esteemed
title of ‘the Great’ through his military prowess.
During
the Seven Years’ War
(1756-63) his tiny kingdom of just 3 million Prussians fought against a
combined enemy of 45 million French, Russians, Austria-Hungarians,
Swedes and
Saxons and was NOT defeated! How Frederick ruled Brandenburg-Prussia,
together
with the near annihilation of his Kingdom during the Seven Years' War,
are both
covered comprehensively in this workGEORGE
THE FIRST'S
FAMILY
(1650-1730)
INTRODUCTION
HOUSE
OF BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG
Ancestors
of the Prussian and English Royal families, and
SOPHIE
DOROTHEA OF CELLE
& COUNT KÖNIGSMARK
The
tragic love affair of the Uncrowned Queen of England-Hanover
Sophia,
the
mother of a King and a Queen. Eleanore, the mother of an Uncrowned
Queen.
Sophie Dorothea’s tragic marriage. Sophie Dorothea and
Königsmark.
The
Electorate of Hanover. Königsmark’s murder. Sophie
Dorothea,
imprisoned for
thirty-two years. In conclusion. Mary Queen of Scots, ancestress of the
Hohenzollern Kings of Brandenburg-Prussia and the Stuart and
England-Hanover
Kings of England.
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BOOK
II
FREDERICK
THE GREAT’S FAMILY
(1620-1787)
INTRODUCTION
I.
THE
HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN
Rulers
of Brandenburg-Prussia
A
brief
history (1400-1786). The Great Elector (1620-1688). Frederick the First
(1657-1713).
Frederick William the First (1688-1740). Sophie Dorothea. The failed
double
marriage project with England. Crown Prince Frederick’s
failed escape
bids. The
King
forces Wilhelmine to marry. Crown Prince Frederick’s
love-life. The
King forces
Crown Prince Frederick to marry. The other Hohenzollern siblings:
Friederike,
Charlotte, Sophie, Ulrike, August William, Henry and Ferdinand. (For
Amalie,
see her Chapter.) The siblings’ tragic marriages. The mental
and
physical
health of Frederick William, Sophie Dorothea and their children.
Frederick William
the Second. The England-Hanover and Brandenburg-Prussia lineages. The
children
of
Frederick William and Sophie Dorothea—births, deaths,
marriages.
II.
BERLIN AND POTSDAM
The
1600s. The 1700s. Berlin
society in the 1700s. Potsdam.
III.
FREDERICK THE GREAT
(1712-86)
Childhood
and youth. King
Frederick the Second. The two Silesian Wars. The Seven Years’
War
(1756-1763).
An
absolute ruler.
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BOOK
III
PRINCESS
AMALIE & BARON FREDERICK
von
der TRENCK
The
tragic love affair of
Frederick the Great’s youngest sister
INTRODUCTION
I.
PRINCESS AMALIE (1723-87)
Early
childhood. Ulrike’s marriage and Frederick von der Trenck.
Her own
Royal
Household. Marriage projects. A Cannoness and an Abbess. Life in
Berlin. A
tragic time, July 1754. The Seven Years’ War. Tragedy within
the Royal
Family.
Escape to Magdeburg, 1757. Berlin pillaged again. The Unter den Linden
palace.
The Wilhelmstrasse palace. Musician, composer, collector, benefactor.
Everyday
life. Deteriorating health, vital mind. A Hohenzollern legend, the
White Woman.
A massive Court. Peace at last. A magnificent, generous legacy.
II.
BARON FREDERICK von der
TRENCK (1727-94), the Lover of a Princess
Introduction.
A proud family history. Trenck’s parents and siblings.
Entering the garde-du-
corps (King’s
bodyguard).
Falling in love with Princess Amalie. Gaoled in Glatz. Escape and
court-martial. The 1750 reprieve. Recaptured in Danzig, July 1754.
Gaoled in
Magdeburg. A request to the French Government. Riveted up in chains.
Court-martial, August 1756. A Princess visits? Freed on 29 December
1763.
Marriage. A triumphant return to Berlin, January 1787. A final meeting
with
Princess Amalie. A remarkably generous pension. The last refuge in
Germany,
Hamburg. Death by guillotine. Trenck’s descendants.
III.
THE EVIDENCE PRINCESS AMALIE AND TRENCK
WERE LOVERS
Marwitz.
An eyewitness, Finkenstein.
Another eyewitness, Countess Voss. Another version. Princess Amalie,
the
godmother of one of Trenck’s daughters. Princess
Amalie’s personality
change in
her thirtieth year. Princess Amalie’s joy at going to
Magdeburg. The
‘Princess
of Ahlden.’ Princess Amalie’s portrait, and letters
from Princess
Amalie to
Trenck, owned by the Trenck family. A contemporary opinion in 1795.
Reparations
made to Trenck’s family. The Tortoiseshell Box. Why did
Frederick the
Great
punish Trenck? Trenck the author.
IV.
PRINCESS
AMALIE AND FREDERICK VON DER
TRENCK’S LOVE-CHILD.
Two
Royal options: the Margravines Philippine
Auguste Amalie and Friederike Charlotte Leopoldine from
Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Another Option. Amalie’s Court Ladies: the
Frauleins’ von Podewils, von
Hertefeld, von Zerbst; the Countess’ von Redern, von Schwerin
and von
Dönhoff.
One more possibility, Amalia Schönhausen. Conclusion. So who
was
the
illegitimate child of Princess Amalie and Baron Trenck? Significant
events in
the lives of Amalie and Trenck.
V.
BARON FRANZ von der
TRENCK
A
ferocious Pandour leader.
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WORK
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