Excerpt from William of Germany: A Succinct Biography of William I., German Emperor and King of Prussia By the death of Kaiser William, the successorship to the royal and imperial thrones of Prussia and Germany falls to his eldest son, so long known as the crown-prince or Um ser Fritz, who ascends the throne as Frederic III. His consort, the new Empress, Princess Royal of England, the favorite daughter of the late Prince Consort, is a woman of noble character, who has exercised a beneficial influence upon her husband ...
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Excerpt from William of Germany: A Succinct Biography of William I., German Emperor and King of Prussia By the death of Kaiser William, the successorship to the royal and imperial thrones of Prussia and Germany falls to his eldest son, so long known as the crown-prince or Um ser Fritz, who ascends the throne as Frederic III. His consort, the new Empress, Princess Royal of England, the favorite daughter of the late Prince Consort, is a woman of noble character, who has exercised a beneficial influence upon her husband, and who, it is generally admitted, has done much towards implanting in the new Emperor's mind the love of constitutionalism, which, if he lives, will gradu ally take the place of the absolutism and militarism that has almost necessarily characterized the reign of the dead Emperor. The dead Emperor's last thoughts were with his eldest son. During the night he bade farewell to all around his bedside. To Prince Bismarck he said Thou hast done well To Prince William he said You must treat the Czar of Russia with the utmost consideration. He listened earnestly to the prayers of the Court Chaplain, Dr. Koegel, and said It is well to have service, for it is Lent. When Dr. Koegel read the twenty-third Psalm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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