dying before him, was succeeded by _Charles-Alexander_, the eldest of his
Cousin-Germans, the Son of Duke _Frederic-Charles_, who had been his
Guardian till the Year 1693. The Duke _Eberhard-Lewis_ was 57 Years of
Age.
[117] The Duke was reconcil'd to her two Years before she died, and tho'
she was no less than fifty Years of Age, it was reported for a good while
that she was with Child.
[118] This was the Countess _de Gravenitz_. Since the Duke's Death the
Duke Regent has commenc'd a Prosecution against her, and she traverses
from one Court to another for that Protection which every one denies her.
[119] He died at _Ludwigsbourg_ the 23d of _Nov._ 1731.
[120] He was Velt-Marshal of the Emperor's Forces, and Governor of
_Servia_ and _Belgrade_. He is one of the famous Generals of our Age, on
whom Prince _Eugene_ set a great Value. When he came to the Succession he
obtain'd of the Diet of the Empire the Post of Velt-Marshal-General
jointly with the Duke of _Brunswic-Bevern_ and the Prince of _Anhalt_. He
married _Mary-Augusta_ of _Tour Taxis_, by whom he has Children. He has
two Brothers in the Emperor's Service, _viz._ Prince _Frederic_, and
Prince _Lewis_, who distinguish'd themselves in the last War upon the
_Rhine_.
[121] M. _de Pollnitz_ left the Court in 1732, and is since retir'd to his
lands in _Saxony_.
[122] This Prince died the Beginning of the Year 1732, and left one Son.
[123] He his since marry'd a Princess of _Brandenburg-Bareith_, who has
embrac'd the Catholic Religion.
[124] He was advanc'd to the Office of Secretary at War in the room of M.
_le Blanc_, and was succeeded as Intendant of _Alsace_ by M. _de Harlay_,
formerly Intendant of _Metz_; and when the latter was made Intendant of
_Paris_ he was succeeded by M. _de Brou_.
[125] The Wife of _Lewis_ the Dauphin who was _Lewis_ XIVth's only Son.
[126] The Duchess of _Orleans_ who is of the _Baden_ Family, and the
Duchess of _Bourbon_.
[127] The famous Cardinal _William Egon de Furstemberg_ Bishop of
_Strasbourg_ died the 10th of _April_ 1704, and was immediately succeeded
by the Abbot _de Rohan_, who was chose Co-adjutor _Jan._ 31, 1701.
[128] _Strasbourg_ was an Episcopal See before the Year 376, for one
_Arnaud_ Bishop of _Strasbourg_ was then present at the Council of
_Cologne_. The Chapter is composed of 24 Members, _viz._ 12 Capitulars,
and 12 Domicilairs, who must be all Princes or Counts. From 1592 the
Canons were _Lutherans_, and Catholics till 1681, when _Lewis_ XIV. having
taken _Strasbourg_, established a Bishop there whose See was at
_Molsheim_, and caused the Cathedral to be restored to the Catholic
Canons; and notwithstanding the contrary Dispositions of the Treaty of
_Westphalia_, in 1687, he turn'd the _Lutheran_ Canons out of
_Brudersdorff_, and the Prebends which they retain'd in the Chapter:
Nevertheless the _Lutheran_ Religion is tolerated in this City.
[129] 'Tis already far advanc'd.
[130] He was admitted Kt. of the _Golden Fleece_ at the last Promotion.
[131] This Fortress is now finish'd, and the Elector, who continues to
keep his Court here, has a strong Garison in it.
[132] He actually lodges there now.
[133] This Prince died at _Breslau_ in _April_ 1732.
[134] His Name was _Theodore_. He was born in 1659, and died in 1732.
[135] The late Queen of _Sardinia_.
[136] The Prince _John-Christian_ became Prince Regent of _Sultzbach_
after his Father's Death, but did not long survive him, for he died
suddenly _July_ 20, 1733; so that Prince _Charles_ his Son, born
_December_ 10, 1724, is now Prince _Palatine_ of _Sultzbach_, Marquiss of
_Bergopzoom_, and presumptive Heir to the Elector. He is a very forward
hopeful Youth. The Elector has sent for him from _Brussels_ to _Manheim_,
notwithstanding the Intreaty of the Duchess _d'Aremberg_, his
Great-Grandmother by the Mother's side, (who had the care of his
Education,) that he might be permitted to stay with her. This young
Prince's Grandmother is the Princess Dowager _d'Auvergne_, Sister to the
Duke _d'Aremberg_, one of the toasted Beauties of her Time. She retir'd to
a Nunnery, is a Lady of good Learning, and now one of the Heads of the
_Jansenist_ Party of _Holland_.
[137] He died soon after this was written, and his Place is not yet fill'd
up.
[138] I suppose M. _de Globe_ is dead; at least he is no longer Grand
Marshal, that Post being occupied by the Baron _de Beveren_, a
Privy-Counsellor and President of the Ecclesiastic Administration at
_Heidelberg_. This Minister does an Honour to the Elector's Choice of his
Person.
[139] The Office of Master of the Horse is vacant; but the Count _de
Nesselrod_ does the Duties of it, in quality of Vice-Master of the horse.
[140] The present King of _Sardinia_.
[141] General _Isselbach_ Commander in Chief of the _Palatine_ Troops, and
Governor of Manheim, dying in _August_ 1734, the Elector gave the Command
of his Troops to the Count _de Nassau-Weilbourg_, and the Government of
_Manheim_ to the Baron _de Zobel_.
[142] Since this was written the Elector of _Mentz_, of the _Palatine_
Family of _Newbourg_ dying, the Chapter of _Worms_ unanimously chose for
its Bishop _Francis-George_ Count _de Schonborn_, Archbishop and Elector
of _Triers_.
[143] These sharp-sighted Gentlemen were not so happy as to foresee the
Marriage which has lately united the Families of _Austria_ and _Lorrain_,
and brought the latter within View of the Imperial Crown, of which the
Elector of _Triers_ saving the Sword in the Scabbard seems to have been a
remarkable Omen.
[144] He was the King of _Prussia_'s Plenipotentiary to the King of _Great
Britain_, and is return'd to _Frankfort_, where he is Minister from the
King of _Prussia_ to the Circle of the _Rhine_.
[145] This Lady died _An._ 1733.
[146] Since the Author was at _Frankfort_ the Prince _Alexander de la
Tour_ and _Taxis_ who married a Princess of _Brandenbourg-Bareith_,
resides in this City and is building a House there.
[147] She is _Louisa-Anne-Frances_ of _Lobkowitz_, Daughter to the late
Prince _Leopold_ of _Lobkowitz_ who was the Empress's chief Steward till
1708.
[148] This Lady died at _Frankfort_ in _Feb._ 1733.
[149] Madame the Abbess of _Maubrisson_, Sister to Madame the Electress of
_Hanover_, who is supposed to be the Person that speaks here; Madame the
Duchess of _Hanover_, Mother to the Empress _Amelia_, and Madame the
Princess of _Condé_.
[150] At _Rhenen_, a small Town in the Province of _Utrecht_.
[151] The _Upper Palatinate_ yielded to the Elector of _Bavaria_ by the
Treaty of _Westphalia_.
[152] At _Schwetzingeu_, a League from _Heidelberg_.
[153] Twas a Pistol which the Count _de Hehenlo_ snatch'd from her, and
shot into the Air from the Window. But here it was absolutely necessary to
call it a Dagger, Fire-Arms being not known at the Time of which this
History bears date.
[154] _Phillip_ the Magnanimous, Landgrave of _Hesse-Cassel_, was in 1518
Sovereign of all the Country of _Hesse_. He died in 1567, and left four
Sons who shar'd his Dominions and form'd the four Branches of
_Hesse-Cassel_, _Hesse-Marpurg_, _Hesse-Rheinfels_ and _Hesse-Darmstadt_
The landgraves _Lewis de Marpurg_ and _Philip de Rheinfels_ had no Issue,
but their Nephew _Maurice_ of _Cassel_ having 18 Children, _Earnest_ one
of the Sons reviv'd a Branch of _Rheinfels_ which was divided into those
of _Rotenburg_ and _Vanfried_, that are still subsisting. The Posterity of
_George_ I, Landgrave of _Darmstadt_ was altogether as fruitful, and
form'd the Branches of _Darmstadt_, _Butzbach_, _Hombourg_, and
_Lauterbach_, some of which are extinct. The Landgrave-Regent is one of
the sixteen Children of the Landgrave _Lewis_ VI. Great-Grandson of
_George_ I. There are at present these six Branches of the Family of
_Hesse, viz._ 1. _Hesse-Cassel_, 2. _Hesse-Philipstall_, 3.
_Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenbourg_, 4. _Hesse-Rheinfels-Vanfried_, 5.
_Hesse-Darmstadt_, 6. _Hesse-Hambourg_.
[155] This Count died in 1736.
[156] She died at _Hanau_ after a very long Illness.
[157] This River rises in _Tirol_ a little above _Inspruc_, becomes
navigable at _Halle_, and loses itself in the _Danube_ near _Passau_.
[158] The Provost and Dean of _Passau_ enjoy the same Prerogative.
[159] The Revenue of this Archbishoprick amounts to 600,000 Florins. The
Archbishop has 60,000 Florins a-year for his private Expences, and 24,000
Crowns for officiating at three solemn Services, without reckoning the
Deanery, which is worth 24,000 Florins to him.
[160] The People about the _Alps_ are very subject to those Swellings by
drinking too much cold unwholesome Water.
[161] This is the Name which they give in _Italy_ to those who do the
Office of Guides to shew Foreigners the Curiosities of any Town.
[162] This Minister died at _Venice_ in 1732, and was succeeded by Prince
_Pio_.
[163] He is dead, and succeeded by Don _Carlo Ruzzini_.
[164] _Francis_, Count _Duhamel_, Lieutenant-General of the King of
_Prussia_'s Army, Knight of the Order of the _Black Eagle_, and Colonel of
a Regiment of Horse. The _Venetians_ invited him to their Service in 1704,
and gave him the chief Command of their Forces.
[165] This Princess died in 1731, at _Florence_.
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title [Vol. I]
ix for he threatned[threaten'd] to get a Preface compos'd
xxiv BARON DE POLLNITZ being the Oservations[Observations] he made
5 for his Favourite the Connt[Count] _de Wartemberg_,
11 But the late Czar coming no[on] _Berlin_
15 upon which ocasion[occasion]
17 To go from the Ambassaors[Ambassadors] Hotel to the New Town
38 for her, woud[would] be to send him abroad;
41 I thing[think] it incumbent on me to give you
84 Travellers, who were heretefore[heretofore] often impos'd upon
57 As soon as he appear'd be-[del] before _Altena_,
96 at _Warsaw_ the 1st of _Feb._ 1733, N.[O.] S.
133 In short, the Count _de Sulkouski[Sulkowski]_ who has
134 The Office of all the abovementioned[above-mention'd], as
146 the Religion which is upermost[uppermost] in the State.
151 but the Marriage was dissoved[dissolved],
251 their Conversattion[Conversation] sometimes insipid;
172 They are all drawn or[on] Horseback,
187 for the Glasses served in-[del] instead of Bells,
194 which were of gery[very] great value,
199 Knick-knacks which where[were] formerly made in this city
220 the _Ne plus ultra_ of their Perferments[Preferments].
220 The[There] are five Brothers of it in Employments.
225 The Empreor[Emperor] stands up under a Canopy
236 Simplicity of the ancient Arcitecture[Architecture].
317 most celebrated in _France_; and he daily in-riches[enriches]
320 He was addmitted[admitted] Kt. of the _Golden Fleece_ at the
348 found to be the Hand-writting[Hand-writing] of _Gertrude_.
351 whither a Captian[Captain] of the Guards came in
359 This great p'enty[plenty] of Deer is extremely troublesome
361 Circle of of[del 2nd of] the _Upper Rhine_.
364 LETTER XIII[XXIII].
379 runs through a fine Valley beween[between] high Mountains
394 they would fall on the Heads of the Travallers[Travellers];
Index _Brandenbourg-Anspach_, Margraves, {?}[capital], 193,
Index _Kara-Mustapha_, Grand Visier[Vizier], 247, 248.
Index _Lowinitz, Henry-Rodolph de Schonfield[Schonfeld]_ Lord of, 145.
Index * _Maria-Amelia_ Princess of _Prussia[Poland]_, 113.
Index * _Maria-Anne-Sophia_ Princess of _Prussia[Poland]_, 113.
Index * _Maria-Josepha_ Princess of _Prussia[Poland]_, 113[114].
Index _Staupitz_, Abbat[Abbot], 375.
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