New-York tribune., 1909-05-16


broricIer calls the most aIl-spIendidest castle
of all earthly buildings" which. with its five
bridges its tremendous ramparts. and its nine
walled and watered bitches, is hardly repre-
sented i'm the restored CASTILLO Of to-day. From
Venice the travellers wandered home by way of
Cratz where the stingy Emperor Frederick III
oava then, gracious words but hospitality
In this he was not alone among the princes OF
his time. and we can hardly wonder at this
when we note the drain upon their resources
imposed by the entertainment Of visiting nooieS
and their prodigious trains
| A more fOrcibIe note is struck IN the olos-
raphy of the gallant knight Wilwot Oh SchAuHl-
burg commander of Iandsknechts He was q
mighty warrior, and the narrative OF his ao-
ventures is full of thrills and shudders He was
! at the beginning of his career one or the cap
taius of cuirassiers of Charles the Bold That
| famous soldier was excellent teacher OF the
| art of war If he was cruel he was also knight
Iv-wftness his behavior during the truce Tor
| the discussion of peace at the siege OF Neuss-
| "The opposing armies Overran each OlherS
camps with unflagging curiosity For thre7
| days the Iandsknechts forced their way unceslS-
ingIy into the most private recesses Oh Ch1rieSS
pavilion, and for three days they thre" them
| selves on their knees and adOred him as though
he were a new discovered saint Yet the duke
was never moved to impatience. and for all the
three days he played his part unperturbed and
! nagnanimous, entertaining his visitors with
! gold pieces and unlimited wine. and soothing
their savage breasts with music" From NeuSS
the duke passed on TO rebeIlioUs Lorraine, and
raked and narrowed that unhappy province with
frisEtfuI severity. WitwOt's biographer sets
down the details with pen which seems 70
drip blood The commander of the fifteenth
century by the way. had no easy task The
Iandsknechts We're perfectly undisciplined; their
leaders it is said, had two armies 10 contend
with-the enemys and their own They en-
forced their will against their own officers
| "ruinous and raven0us they were the scOurge OF
every living and growing thing upon which
rested but for moment the hideouS shadow 0f
their passage"
The most splendid figure of the four is that OF
the PaIsgrave Frederick. the fourth son Of the
E.lector PaIatine Philip "the Upright" and
known himself in his later years as the Elector
PaIatine Frederick H. or +the Wise Brought
up with great strictness and frugality at the
paternaI castle of Heidelberg. Frederick at
eighteen was sent TO learn foreign tongues and
manners at the court OF the Archduke Philip
the Fair the son of the Emperor Maximilian
and the father Of Charles '. Philip was only
few years older than his guest, but already the
possessor of a family; and he was about To
proceed TO Spain 70 visit Ferdinand and Isa-
bella the parents Of his wife. Juana- Thither
went the young German in the train of the
princey pair. i'll set up in the matter of apparel
and Of jewels but full of joyous determination
to take part in all the festivities with which
they were greeted. 1t is recorded that the IOv-
erty-strfcken youth managed by judiCiOus bOr-
rowing to shine forth at a royal tourney in
Jewels of such surprising spIendOr and worth
that the Spaniards were loud in admiration.
Archduke and Palsgrave were inseparable.
sharing in all knightly exercises and romantic
adventures. Frederick bIOomed into a most
compIishel cavalier and their way back %
the Netherlands he distinguished himself
nightly at the entertainments of the French
King Louis Mi. 1T was wonderful" says his
lbiographer ito see the PaIsgrave hurting his
spear so high that King Louis. amazed, ex-
claimed to the assembled cardinals, lords and
princes: Behold what German dOt'" The
young mans feet were set upon a path which
led to personal distinction and he walked in il
consistently and with energy
He fought in many wars. became, after
Philips death. the dear friend OF the Emperor
Maximilian, and appointed one of the tutors
of the little boy who in later days 10 be
the Emperor Charles Y. Thus the German be-
came first prince of the blood at the ArChducdi
Court at Brussels and his influence over
\ Charles is said To have been good And here
Frederick. at the age Of thirty. to find the
romance of his life in his love for the Arch