Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria . g Frederic William, was,before her marriage, the Princess Marie Louise AugusteCatherine. She is the daughter of Charles Frederic, lateGrand Duke of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach, and sister of thereigning Grand Duke. She was born September 30, 1811,and married June 11, 1829. She is the mother of PrinceFrederic William of Prussia, who is married to the eldestdaughter of Queen Victoria of England. She is the motheralso of the Princess Louise Marie Elizabeth, who is marriedto the reigning Grand Duke of Baden. She Avas crownedat K
Imperial courts of France, England, Russia, Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria . g Frederic William, was,before her marriage, the Princess Marie Louise AugusteCatherine. She is the daughter of Charles Frederic, lateGrand Duke of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach, and sister of thereigning Grand Duke. She was born September 30, 1811,and married June 11, 1829. She is the mother of PrinceFrederic William of Prussia, who is married to the eldestdaughter of Queen Victoria of England. She is the motheralso of the Princess Louise Marie Elizabeth, who is marriedto the reigning Grand Duke of Baden. She Avas crownedat Konigsberg in October, 1861, with great ceremonies, ofwhich an account is given ia a previous sketch, and whichprecludes the necessity of repeating it here. The Queenof Prussia bears an illustrious character as a lady of nobledisposition, a lover of freedom, the friend of letters, andpatroness of every liberal art. The portrait-plate engrav-ing which accompanies this brief sketch wUl aid the readerin judging of the lineaments of the face of this royal andqueenly IINC- BrjDHN SAHKVM-Fffny^ Mamed. Jm2Xf3JS PRINCE FREDERIC WILLIAM AND PRINCESSVICTORIA. The fine portraits of the Prince and Princess representthem in the position and costume as they appeared on theoccasion of then royal wedding. Much of their personalhistory is given in tlie narrative of the ceremonies of thataugust occasion. The marriage of Prince Frederic William of Prussiawith the Princess Royal of England, named Victoria Ade-laide Maria Louisa, after her august mother and the QueenDowager, was celebrated with imperial splendor on Monday,January 25, 1858, in St. Jamess Palace. It was no ordi-naiy occasion. The programme, as a whole, formed aninteresting chapter in the history of the royal family ofEngland. It caused the great heart of England to quickenits pulsations with unwonted mterest and pleasure. Prince Frederic William Nicholas Charles was born onthe eighteenth of October, 1831. His father, the P
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