ABSTRACT

First published in English in 1958, this book charts the history of the small states which emerged in Germany from the chaos of the Thirty Years War. A period which has been neglected by English historians, this book covers both the German principalities generally and specifically a study of The Duchy of Württemberg and the County of Montbéliard. It builds up a world of eccentricity, documenting little-known facts about palaces and princes.

part I|107 pages

Germany after the Peace of Westphalia

chapter Chapter One|13 pages

Germany in the Eighteenth Century

chapter Chapter Two|12 pages

The Influence of France in Germany

chapter Chapter Three|9 pages

The Princes and Absolute Power

chapter Chapter Four|16 pages

The Princes’ Entourage

chapter Chapter Five|9 pages

The Palaces and their Architects

chapter Chapter Six|14 pages

Court Life in the Palaces

chapter Chapter Seven|12 pages

The Middle Classes

chapter Chapter Eight|8 pages

Fashions and Travel

chapter Chapter Nine|12 pages

The New Age

part II|125 pages

The Duchy of Württemberg

chapter Chapter Ten|11 pages

Duke Eberhard-Ludwig

chapter Chapter Eleven|16 pages

Schloss Ludwigsburg and La Favorite

chapter Chapter Twelve|8 pages

Duke Karl-Alexander

chapter Chapter Thirteen|13 pages

The Three Sons of Karl-Alexander

chapter Chapter Fourteen|11 pages

The Neues Schloss at Stuttgart

chapter Chapter Fifteen|9 pages

A Brilliant Reign

chapter Chapter Sixteen|5 pages

The Castle of Solitude

chapter Chapter Seventeen|14 pages

The Court of Karl-Eugen

chapter Chapter Eighteen|8 pages

Karl-Eugen Reformed

chapter Chapter Nineteen|8 pages

Schiller and Karl-Eugen

chapter Chapter Twenty|14 pages

Schloss Hohenheim

chapter Chapter Twenty-One|6 pages

Karl-Eugen’s Successors

part III|21 pages

The County of Montbéliard

chapter Chapter Twenty-Two|19 pages

The County of Montbéliard