The Bernstorff Papers: The Life of Count Albrecht Von Bernstorff, Volume 1 - Couverture souple

Bernstorff, Albrecht; Von Bernstorff, Anna Koenneritz

 
9781145280236: The Bernstorff Papers: The Life of Count Albrecht Von Bernstorff, Volume 1

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Bv Sir ROWLAND BLENNERHASSETT, Bart. MRS. CE. BARRETT-LENNARD and Miss Hoper, by their translation of Im Kampfe fr Freussens Ehre, have rendered substantial service to that numerous class of Englishmen who, without knowledge of German, take an interest in the politics and history of the nineteenth century. The Bernstorff Papers are a record of the life and work of a distinguished Prussian, not perhaps in the first rank from the point of view of intellectual ability,.but who filled with advantage to his country and with credit to himself high positions of State. He came of a family whose history was closely interwoven with that of North Germany and of Denmark. This latter circumstance for some time prejudiced his career in the Prussian service The careful study, however, of that career will bring home to the student in a very striking form the great change that has taken place in the position of Prussia during the nineteenth century. Bernstorff was one of the few persons who in the days of his youth realized the possibility of Germany being united under the leadership of Prussia. To forward that cause was the work of his life. How difficult it was to foresee that event may be observed in the pages in which the position of Bernstorff when he was appointed Minister in Munich in 1845 is described. When he was received in audience for the first time by King Lewis I. he was 193501 D,, ..
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