William lC His two brothers, Hermann and Krne. In , on the death of William V. In the Pcaee of Westpha- lia lf 48 the greater part of Siljauiiiburg and the Principality of Ilersfeld were aciiuircd. Wil- liam VI. The latter inaugurated the prac- tice, continued by his succes. On the death of Charles, his son Frederick I. Sweden, in right of his wife, the Princess ITrike Eleonore.
Fred- erick II. This prince frequently shifted sides hiring the French wars. In In 18'l3. William returned to his dominions and began to restore the old order of things as far as he could, while he sought to re- cover the State lands that had been sold during his exile, and appealed so strongly for indemni- fication that he obtained various important eon- cessions at the Congress of Vienna, although he failed to secure the title of King. In accordance with a promise which he had made on his restora- tion, he summoned a body of jurists to construct a constitution: hut no.
His death, in , was regarded as a fortunate event. But his son and successor. William II. In William was compelled to promulgate a constitution. At, the same time his son, Frederick William, was appointed co-regent.
The history of the sixteen years' regency of Prince Frederick William exhibited a retrogres- sive policy, pursued at first under the guidance of Hassenpflug q. The death of the old ruler occurred at Frankfort in The revolutionarv movement of ex- torted from Frederick " William I. The Elector and his iMinistcr resorted to the most arbitrary measures to force the excited people to submission, and lla. Minister lied from Cassel to Williclmsliad.
The friends of liberal gov- ernment looked to Prussia for. On No- vember 2, , a Prussian army entered Hcsse- Casscl ; but the Prussian King was timid, and the war was principally limited to angry proto- cols.
