The Northern Courts Containing Original Memoirs Of The Sovereigns Of Sweden And Denmark Since 1766 Including The Extraordinary Vicissitudes In The PDF Download

Excerpt from The Northern Courts, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing Original Memoirs of the Sovereigns of Sweden and Denmark, Since 1766, Including the Extraordinary Vicissitudes in the Lives of the Grand-Children of George the Second The limits of this Memoir - which is intended rather to display the extraordinary qualities of Gustavus III. Than to give a history of a reign that would fill a large volume forbid a detailed narration of the extra ordinary circumstances already mentioned connected with the birth of a son and heir, in 1778, to the throne of Sweden. The reasons for doubt ing the legitimacy of this child, belonging rather to the life of his suc cessor, Gustavus IV Adolphus, will be found in their proper place in the historical sketch of that unfortunate and inglorious reign. Next to the King, the Queen is a worthy object of our attention. Among other eminent qualities of that princess, it is perhaps her first merit that she meddles not with politics; she is the King's wife, and nothing else. Sweden has had sufficient experience of the evils arising from female influence in political matters, and rejoices to see upon the throne a Queen possessed of all the charms of her sex, and confining her ambition to the practice of its virtues. 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.