GENERAL CONTENTS AND INDEX TO THE WORK. (Vol. 1. contains Books I.—V.) BOOK I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE. 1712. (p. 3-63.) I. Proem: Friedrich's History from the Distance we are atII. Friedrich's Birth-III. Father and Mother: the Hanoverian Connexion-IV. Father's Mother-V. King Friedrich I. BOOK II. OF BRANDENBURG AND THE HOHENZOLLERNS. 928-1417. (p. 67-192.) I. Brannibor: Henry the Fowler-II. Preussen: Saint Adalbert-III. Markgraves of Brandenburg-IV. Albert the BearV. Conrad of Hohenzollern, and Kaiser Barbarossa VI. The Teutsch Ritters, or Teutonic Order-VII. Margraviate of Culmbach: Baireuth, Anspach-VIII. Ascanier Markgraves in Brandenburg-IX. Burggraf Friedrich IV.-X. Brandenburg lapses to the Kaiser-XI. Bavarian Kurfürsts in Brandenburg-XII. Brandenburg in Kaiser Karl's Time; End of the Bavarian Kurfürsts-XIII. Luxemburg Kurfürsts in Brandenburg-XIV. Burggraf Friedrich VI. BOOK III. THE HOHENZOLLERNS IN BRANDENBURG. I. Kurfürst Friedrich I.-II. Matinées du Roi de PrusseIII. Kurfürst Friedrich II.-IV. Kurfürst Albert Achilles, and his Successor V. Of the Baireuth-Anspach Branch-VI. Hochmeister Albert, Third notable Son of Friedrich-VII. Albert AlcibiadesVIII. Historical Meaning of the Reformation-IX. Kurfürst Joachim I.-X. Kurfürst Joachim II.-XI. Seventh Kurfürst, Johann George-XII. Of Albert Friedrich, the Second Duke of Preussen— XIII. Ninth Kurfürst, Johann Sigismund-XIV. Symptoms of a Great War coming-XV. Tenth Kurfürst, George Wilhelm-XVI. Thirty-Years War-XVII. Duchy of Jägerndorf-XVIII. Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Kurfürst, Eleventh of the Series-XIX. King Friedrich I. again-XX. Death of King Friedrich I. BOOK IV. FRIEDRICH'S APPRENTICESHIP, FIRST STAGE. 1713-1723. (p. 383-522.) I. Childhood; Double Educational Element-II. The German Element III. Friedrich Wilhelm is King-IV. His Majesty's Ways -V. Friedrich Wilhelm's One War-VI. The Little DrummerVII. Transit of Czar Peter-VIII. The Crown-Prince is put to his Schooling-IX. Wusterhausen-X. The Heidelberg ProtestantsXI. Of the Crown-Prince's Progress in his Schooling-XII. CrownPrince falls into Disfavour with Papa-XIII. Results of the CrownPrince's Schooling. BOOK V. DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT, AND WHAT ELEMENT IT FELL INTO. 1723-1726. (p. 525-634.) I. Double-Marriage is decided on-II. A Kaiser hunting Shadows -III. The Seven Crises, or European Travail-throes-IV. DoubleMarriage Treaty cannot be signed-V. Crown-Prince goes into the Potsdam Guards-VI. Ordnance-Master Seckendorf crosses the Palace-Esplanade-VII. Tobacco-Parliament-VIII. Seckendorf's. Retort to her Majesty. (Vol. II. contains Books VI.-X.) BOOK VI. DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT, AND CROWN-PRINCE, GOING ADRIFT UNDER THE STORM-WINDS. 1727-1730. (p. 3-135.) I. Fifth Crisis in the Kaiser's Spectre-Hunt-II. Death of George I-III. Visit to Dresden-IV. Double-Marriage Project is |