Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg, and History of Prussia [3 volumes]: during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries - Hardcover

Ranke, Leopold Von

9780837106311: Memoirs of the House of Brandenburg, and History of Prussia [3 volumes]: during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0837106311 ISBN 13: 9780837106311

Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc, 1970

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. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ... be most conducive to a safe and hononrable peace, it being my firm resolution never to abandon my allies." The withdrawal of a single member of the government commonly matters but little. On this occasion, however, it could not fail to produce very important effects upon the general politics of Europe, when the man whom Frederick looked upon almost as his personal enemy retired from the administration, and was succeeded by Lord Harrington, who had uniformly endeavoured to conciliate the interests of Prussia with those of England. The otherwise fruitless attempt upon Bohemia produced this most important result, which, though not remarked at the time, could scarcely have been obtained in any other way; for deeds alone have any weight in the general conflict of European powers: England and Prussia could again unite. Frederick declared that it was mainly owing to Carteret's measures that he had been driven to take up arms again. This Harrington fully comprehended, and wished only to know whether Frederick had not already entered into such engagements with France, as would prevent him from renewing his former good understanding with England. The King replied that such was not the case. Hereupon, in the beginning of the year, Frederick communicated to Harrington his notions of the terms upon which a general peace, as well as one for Germany alone, should be concluded. In the latter he took especial care to stipulate for certain advantages for the Elector of Bavaria, whom he looked upon as his natural ally. Harrington declared that it was impossible for him to procure any such: he likewise refused to conclude a provisional treaty, on the ground that the King of England could only come forward as a mediator for the restoration of the old state of things...

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