KINGS OF PRUSSIA. accession 1701 Frederick William II., accession 1786 1713 Frederick William III., do. 1798 1740 Frederick William I., do. KING AND ROYAL FAMILY. FREDERICK WILLIAM III., King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg, and Sovereign Duke of Silesia; b. Aug. 3, 1770; succeeded his father Frederick William II., Nov. 16, 1797; m. Dec. 24, 1793, Louisa Augusta, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who died July 19, 1810. [m. (II.) (by private marriage, mariage morganatique) Nov. 9, 1824, to Augusta, Princess of Liegnitz, b. Aug. 30, 1800 :]—Issue by the first marriage : 1. FREDERICK WILLIAM, Prince Royal; b. Oct. 15, 1795; m. Nov. 29, 1823, Elizabeth Louisa, sister of the king of Bavaria, b. Nov. 13, 1801. 2. William Louis; b. March 22, 1797; m. June 11, 1829, Augusta, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, b. Sept. 30, 1811. 3. CHARLOTTE, (Empress of Russia), b. July 13, 1798: m. July 13, 1817. 4. Charles; b. June 29, 1801; m. May 26, 1827, Maria, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, b. Feb. 3, 1808 :: issue, Frederick, b. March 28, 1828; Maria, b. March 1, 1829. 5. Alexandrina; b. Feb. 23, 1803; m. May 25, 1822, to Prince Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. 6. Louisa; b. Feb. 1, 1808; m. May 21, 1825, to Frederick of Orange. 7. Albert; b. Oct. 4, 1809; betrothed to Marianne of Orange, Nov. 7, 1829. IX. SAXONY. Saxony, situated towards the northeast of Germany, comprising a part of the late circle of Upper Saxony, is the smallest kingdom in Europe. It was formerly an electorate, but was erected into a kingdom, in 1806, by Bonaparte by the treaty of Posen. It was greatly reduced by the Congress of Vienna, the northern and eastern parts, containing a population of 850,000, being separated from the kingdom and transferred to Prussia. STATISTICAL TABLE. INHABITANTS. Religion. Lutherans 1,362,003; Catholics 48,480; Jews 2,025; Moravians 1,616; Reformed 304; Greek Catholics 100. Races. Germans 1,378,503; Sclavonians 34,000; Jews 2,025. Saxony is one of the best educated states of Europe, and is distinguished for its literature and manufactures. It has one university, that of Leipsic, which had, in 1830, 1,360 students. KING AND ROYAL FAMILY. ANTHONY, King of Saxony; b. Dec. 27, 1755; succeeded his brother Frederick Augustus, the first king of Saxony, May 12, 1827; m. MARIA THERESA, sister of the Emperor of Austria. - Sept. 9, 1830, a commotion took place at Dresden; a few days after which, the King resigned his authority to his nephew Frederick Augustus (Maximilian having renounced his right to the succession), and Frederick Augustus was appointed Regent. MAXIMILIAN, brother of the King; b. April 13, 1759; m. (I.) Caroline, of Parma, May 9, 1799; m. (II.) Maria Louisa, sister of the Duke of Lucca, Nov. 7, 1825: - Issue by the first marriage; — 1. Amelia, b. Aug. 10, 1794; -2. Maria, b. April 27, 1796; 3. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, appointed Regent Sept. 13, 1830; b. May 18, 1797; m. Oct. 7, 1819, Caroline of Austria: 4. Anne, b. Nov. 15, 1799; — 5. John, b. Dec. 12, 1801, m. 1822, Amelia of Bavaria : — Issue, Maria, b. Jan. 22, 1827; Albert, b. April 23, 1828; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4, 1830; Ernest, b. April 5, 1831. X. WURTEMBERG. Wurtemberg, a small kingdom, situated in the southwest part of Germany, comprises a part of the late circle of Swabia. It was formerly a dukedom; but in 1803, Frederick, Duke of Wurtemberg, was raised to the rank of an Elector, and in 1806, to that of King, by Bonaparte. STATISTICAL TABLE. Square miles. Towns. Pop. in 1829. Capitals. Pop. Circles. The Neckar, 435,100 STUTTGARD, 31,000| 413,639 Reutlingen, 10,180 360,710 Ulm, 12,049 30 352,584 Elwangen, 2,300 INHABITANTS. Races., Germans, 1,506,270; Jews, 10,196; Waldenses, 2, 100. Religion. Protestants or Evangelical Church, 1,072,749; Catholics, 478,844; 10,196. Education. Wurtemberg is one of the best educated kingdoms of Europe. A school is established in every parish, and every person is obliged by law to send his children to school from the age of 6 to 14 years. There is one university, that of Tubingen, which had, in 1830, 887 students. KING AND ROYAL FAMILY. WILLIAM, King of Wurtemberg, Duke of Swabia and Teek; b. Sept. 27, 1781; succeeded his father Frederick, the first king of Wurtemberg, Oct. 30, 1816; m. (I.) Jan. 24, 1816, Catharine, sister of the Emperor of Russia and widow of the Duke of Oldenberg, b. May 21, 1788, d. Jan. 9, 1819: · m. (II.) April 15, 1820, PAULINA, daughter of his uncle, Duke Alexander, b. Sept. 4, 1800:-Issue, by the first marriage: — 1. Maria; b. Oct. 30, 1816. — 2. Sophia; b. June 17, 1818. — Issue by the 2d marriage: 3. Catharine; b. Aug 24, 1821. — 4. CHARLES, Prince Royal; b. March, 6, 1823 ; — 5. Augusta; b. Oct. 4, 1826. XI. BAVARIA. Bavaria, composed of the greater part of the late circles of Bavaria and Franconia, was erected into a kingdom, in 1805, under Maximilian Joseph (formerly Elector of Bavaria), on whom Bonaparte conferred the title of King, and caused it to be ceded to him at the peace of Presburg, the same year. Maximilian Joseph died in 1825, and was succeeded by his son Louis, the present king. Circles. The Iser, SATISTICAL TABLE. Pop. 1825. Catholics. Evan. Ch. Jews. Capitals. Pop. 581,923 572,715 8,237 702 MUNICH, 78,600 519,949 396,248|| 22,875 716 Ratisbon, 26,140] 505,220 463,854 36,512 4,538 Augsburg, 33,500 407,541 406,001 1,520 11 Fassau, 10,300 539,039 118,408 405,939 14,706 Anspach, 16,375 523,789 267,887 249,290 6,602 Bamberg, 20,560 542,475 438,260 86,656 17,301 Wurzburg, 19,660 517,081 217,012 283,640 12,998 Spire, Total, 4,037,017 2,880,383 1,094,669 57,574| 7,700 Germans, 3,641,631; Jews, 57,574; French, 6,000. No country in Europe has made greater advancement in education within the last 30 years than Bavaria. A school is maintained in every parish, and every parent is obliged by law to send his children to school from the age of 6 to 14 years. The number of pupils in the elementary schools, in 1827, was 489,196, and of schools 5,008. In 1829 the number of schools was 5,993; gymnasiums 18. There are 3 universities: Munich, (Catholic, with 1847 students in 1830); Wurtzburg, (Catholic, 600 students); and Erlangen, (Protestant, 413 students). KING AND ROYAL FAMILY. LOUIS, King of Bavaria; b. Aug. 25, 1786; succeeded his father Maximilian Joseph, Oct. 13, 1825; m. Oct. 12, 1810, THERESA, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, b. July 8, 1792: - Issue: 1. MAXIMILIAN, Prince Royal; b. Nov. 28, 1811. 2. Matilda; b. Aug. 30, 1813. 4. Leopold; b. March 14, 1821. XII. AUSTRIA. Austria was erected into an empire in 1804, by Francis II., Emperor of Germany, who assumed the title of Hereditary Emperor of Austria. In 1806, Francis II. resigned his title of Emperor of Germany, and the German empire was dissolved. The Austrian Empire is composed of several states or countries, which are situated towards the south of Europe, and which are inhabited by different nations, speaking different languages. The empire is more extensive in territory than the kingdom of France, and the number of inhabitants about equal. |