West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-28
The Crown Prince OF Germany.

The venerable Emperor William
and his wife Augusta, from the no
bic house of Saxe-W eimar, have
two children, daughter and son.
The daughter is the wife of the
Grand Duke Frederick of Baden.
and mother-in-law of the future
King of Sweden. The son is the
Crown Prince of Prussia, common
ly called "Unser Fritz His full
name is Frederick William Nicho-
las Karl. He was born on the 18th
of October, 1881. He received an
excellent and thorough education,
as all the Prussian princes do. One
of his teachers was the celebrated
Professor Dr. Ernst Curtius, of Ber-
lin, the author of the best history
of the ancient Greeks written in
German, which master-work DR..
Curtius has dedicated to his former
pupil. With DR.. Curtius the prince
travelled a great deal, visiting es-
pecially England, Italy and Rus
STA. After spending some years
in the University of Bonn the
prince entered the army, serving
at first as a second lieutenant, and
then gradually advancing higher
and higher until he became, in
1870, Field Marshal of the German
Empire.
Frederick William was married
January 18th, 1858, to the Princess
Royal Victoria, of England, the
Oldest daughter of Queen Victoria.
He received as a wedding gift the
the appointment as Major-General
of the Prussian army. They have
seven children-four sons and three
daughters. Two of their children
are married-the oldest daughter
to the Duke of Sake Meiningen,
and the Oldest son, Prince William,
to Princess Augusta, of Schleswig
Holstein. The Crown Prince is
already grandfather, aud the old
Emperor great-grandfather.
The Crown Prince looks back on
a splendid military career. In the
war of Prussia against the Danes,
in 1864, he took part, but without
a commandership. Bat when, in
1866, the PruSsian army moved
against the Austrians, the prince
took the field as commander Of the
second army corps, entered by fore
ed marches Bohemia, defeated the
Austrians in six different battles,
and by his timely arrival on the
battlefield of Sadowa, the great
and decisive victory Of the war was
won. He again took the field in
1870, when Napoleon LII. declared
war against Prussia. The prince
having been appointed commander
of the third army corps, to which
the troops of Southern Germany, of
Baden, Wurtemberg, and Bavaria
belonged, defeated the French Au-
gust 4th at Weissenburg, and on
the 9th in the battle of Worth. 1t
was then that his father, the king,
telegraphed to his wife in Berlin :
"Our Fritz has won again glorious
victoryW The prince took part in
the battle of Sedan and in the siege
of Paris. He returned at the head
of a victorious army, by which he
is held in the highest esteem. On
October %, 1870, his father appoint
ed him Field Marshal of the EN-
pire, which is the highest militia
ry position in the army.
Prince Frederick William is
good-natured, strong man, a man Of
good character. In politics he is
said to entertain more liberal
views than his father. But this
was the case with most crown
princes until they succeeded to the
throne. Then they became more
conservative. He is good, faith
full husband, and a good father of
his children. He has won the
highest esteem Of the German peo-
pie, and when he will be called to
the throne the feeling will be uni
versal that the sceptre of the Ger
man Empire is intrustee to the
strong hands of a noble-hearted,
well educated, and good man, who
was tried in great emergencies,
and found not wanting in the quail
tiles of great leader and ruler
Christian Weekly.