Excerpt from Memoirs of Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, Vol. 2 of 2: Princess Royal of Prussia, Margravine of Baireuth, Sisiter of Frederick the Great Your mother, by her intrigues, is in part the cause of the misfortunes of the family. I have been deceived and imp osed upon on every side; but my hands are tied, and although my heart is grieved, I must leave these iniquities unpunished. 1 took the part of the queen, by representing to his majesty that her inten tions had been good; and that the friendship alone which she had had for my brother and my self had induced her to act as she yhad done; and that hence he could not take it ill. Do not enter into that detail, said he; what is past is past, and I would wish to bury it in oblivion. For yourself, my beloved girl, rest assured that you are the dearest to me of my family, and that I will religiously perform the pro mises that I have made, to give you a preference to my other children. Continue to have confidence In me, and depend always on having my countenance and protection. I am too afiiicted to take my leave Of you. Embrace your husband for me, for I am too much overcome to see him. He withdrew, dissolved in tears. I retired equally affected, and went to the queen. My separation from her was not so affecting as that from the king. Notwithstanding my submis sion and endearments, she remained cold as ice, with out the least emotion, and without shewing me the least kindness. The duke de Holstein conducted me to the coach, into which I entered with the prince and madame de Sonsfeld. 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.