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Title: A vagabond courtier; from the memoirs and letters of Baron Charles Louis von Pöllnitz
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Pöllnitz, Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von, 1692-1775 Cuthell, Edith E
Subjects: Courts and courtiers Europe -- Social life and customs Prussia (Germany) -- History 1740-1815
Publisher: New York : Brentano's
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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tween them till death. Frederic could neitherdo with, nor without, Pollnitz. As to the funeral arrangements, Frederic found himselfin a difficulty. He did not wish to ignore his fatherswishes about them ; but, if he carried them out withthe extreme simplicity which the old King had enjoined,people, remembering the tension there had been betweenthem, would have made strictures. The First Chamber-lain, the great authority at Court, from his wide experi-ence in other capitals of all ceremonial, suggested acompromise. 566 A VAGABOND COURTIER Quietly, without salvoes of muskets or cannon, thebody of Frederic William was borne by night by eightcaptains to his tomb in the Garrison Church. A few dayslater PoUuitz, assisted by Knobbelsdorf, tlie architect,in matters of decoration, and by Graun, the composerand choir-master—now placed for life in charge of theroyal band—carried out a lying-in-state and obsequies* with as much magnificence as the time I had had toprepare them would allow me.
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p 3 ^ CHAPTER II As will be gathered from Frederics first words toPollnitz after the old Kings death, he was a changedman. A present je suis Roi! he said to one of his Remusberg friends. He broke old ties ; yet allthose he valued were placed or promoted. Pollnitzwas appointed First Chamberlain and Master of theCeremonies. But this was no time for play. Frederic had statebusiness on hand. However, the first two monthsafter his accession were a whirl of journeyings throughhis dominions; no coronation, but no less than three* oath-takings, notabilities and officials in Branden-burg, Prussia, and Westphalia all doing homage. Ofthese functions after his own heart Pollnitz wrotevoluminous and brilliant descriptions to his friends,with which they were pleased. Baron Bielefeld, nowEnvoy to the Hanoverian Court, wrote gratefully forthese echoes. So the King is back from Konigsberg. I thank youheartily for everything that you write to me about it.I shared your letter with several persons, who r

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