Excerpt from Memoirs of Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, Vol. 1 of 2: Princess Royal of Prussia, Margravine of Baireuth, Sister of Frederick the Great The charitable foundations which he established, and the churches he built, are proofs of his piety. His devotion degenerated into bigotry; he hated pomp'and luxury. He was suspicious, jealous, and frequently guilty of dissimulation. His governor had sedulously inspired him with contempt for the female sex. His opinion of women was so bad, that his pre judices caused many vexations to the princess, of whom he was jealous to an excess. The prince of Anhalt may be ranked among the greatest generals of the age. With a consummate experience in war he combines a particular genius for public affairs. His brutal mien inspires fear, and his physiognomy does not belie his disposition. His nu bounded ambition incites him to commit any crime to obtain his ends. He is a steady friend, but an irre concileable enemy, and vindictive to excess towards those who have had the misfortune of giving him offence. He is addicted to cruelty and dissimulation. His mind is cultivated, and his conversation entertain ing, when he chuses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.