Author: Ernest II

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9781332610198

Excerpt from Memoirs of Ernest II, Vol. 2: Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha The Schleswig-Holstein Question. - Middle and South German Indifference. Animostly Between Danish and German Population in Schleswig. - The Hereditary Succession. - Anticipations of a Break-Up in Denmark. Christian VIII. - His Want of Ability. - A Man of Pleasure. - The Public Letter. - Mutual Reproaches Between Danish Parties. - The Constitutional Position of Schleswig. - Evident Point of Strife. - Duke of Augustenburg's Tactics. - Accession of Frederick VII. - Adopts United States Constitution. - Patent of 28th January. - Danes Dissatisfied. - Partial Recognition of King's Projects by Prussia. - Formation of Provisory of Government in Holstein. Surprise and Occupation of Rendsburg. - Olshausen. - Prince Von Noer at Enmity With Him. - War Declared by Prussia. Hanover Favourable to the Duchies. - Cold Feeling in Berlin. - England Comes Forward as Mediator. - Lord Palmerston. Previous to the year 1848 wonderfully little interest was felt in the Middle and South German States in the fight which had now been going on for centuries in the Northern Marches of the Empire between the Germans and the Danes, and which had been continued with renewed strength during the last few decennaries. A closer knowledge of the questions, regarding the strife between the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig on the one hand and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other, was almost entirely wanting, even amongst the politically educated classes. 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.