The Washington herald., 1913-03-30
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blunder OF the Fourteenth Louis. had
banished from France a considerable
number of enlightened citizens. because
they declined 10 swear off their Protes-
tant faith Cthe Huguenots). dispensing
among neighboripG nations. they carried
with them their industries and those
who settled in Brandenburg under the
patronage OF the Great Elector, partIc-
ularly reaped many benefits. At Ber-
lin the eXiles esta ablished a colony"
and. thanks to their intelligence and in
flLence, their tongue soon predominated
at the court.
The Princess Louise was the only
daughter Ithere were several sonsD of
the Prince and Princess Ferdinand of
Prussia. and therefore a niece to Ferdi-
nand the Great. She was reared at
court, where eleven years of lax reign
brought the throne to the edge of an
abyss. Prince Anton Won Radziwill. who
married the Princess Louise in 1875. was
her junior by several years. 1t was
love match, for the youthful Polish prince
was very handsome. He won the race
for her hand against several suitors Of
the German blood royal. He was
faithful husband, deeply devoted to the
Hohenzollern house, under whose pro-
tective wings he should have liked TO re
constitute his lost native Poland. Prince
Anton received from his father. the last
Palatine of Wilma. as his wedding gift.
the Radziwill palace at Berlin, at the
time one of the finest residences in the
capital of Prussia. Since 1875 it is the
residence of the German chancellors
In these memoirs two figures stand out
with prominence-Prince Heinrich of
Prussia. the uncle of Princess Louise,
and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand. her broth
er. whose young life was sacrificed. either
through ignorance or jealousy, in the bat
tie of Saalfeld. II the chief glory-pf the
famous seven years war belongs to
Frederick the Great, his brother. Helm
rich. undoubtedly was its second hero.
In fact, he was the only one who sue
ceeded In allaying the fears aroused by
the ambitious projects OF the Czarina
Catherine of Russia.
History has given but scant due to
Prince Heinrich of Prussia. The Polish
Diet twice sent delegates to Frederick
the Great. offering the Polish crown
to his brother Heinrich. which propo-
sition the King, dreading the latter's
high qualities, peremptorily declined
to entertain. The election of Ponia-
towski and the "debacle" of Poland
was the result.
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand. brother to
Princess Louise. and born with the
noblest qualities. would have become
the foremost military leader II his
character had been more stable. Young,
handsome, one of the stanchest sup
porters Of the Russian monarchy. a
popular hero. worshiped by the masses
for his undaunted, fiery courage: bold
in the enjoyment of life's pleasures.
Ludwig Ferdinand was the idol of the
army. But, alas! King Frederick Will
lam III husband of the angelic. long
suffering Queen Louise whom Napo-
Icons insults and cruelties drove into an
early gravel was jealous of his brave.
frolicsome kinsman. and refused to in
trust to him responsible duties, despite
the fact that the young hero already had
displayed consummate valor In the cam
paigns of 1872 and 1875, when bareIy~twen-
ty years of age.
Dark clouds then began to gather on
the Prussian horizon. and the Princess
has a great deal to say of the sufrerings
and degradation of Prussia and its royal
house during the Napoleonic era She
accompanied Queen Louise and her chill
dren (the future First Emperor William
among them) in their flight from Berlin
In 1896, and returned with them in 1863,
one year before PruSsia's best beloved
Queen succumbed TO Yhe ravages of the
malady contracted in forced journeys In