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Foreign News May 14, 1772

The Virginia Gazette

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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From The Hague, March 3: Politicians claim the Emperor and Empress Queen disapprove of King of Prussia's advances in Polish provinces and may hold him accountable. The King reportedly prefers poetry over reconciling the three sovereigns and seeks to restore public tranquility.

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Extract of a Letter from the Hague, March 3.

Several of our Politicians do not scruple to affirm that the Emperor, and his Mother the Empress Queen, by no Means relish the Progress which the King of Prussia has made in different Provinces of Poland, and seem inclined to call him to Account for it. They also pretend that his Prussian Majesty not long since expressed himself in the following Terms to one of the foreign Ministers at his Court: "I had rather set about reducing the whole History of the Jews into Poetry than employ myself in reconciling three Sovereigns, especially when two of them are Women. If it depended upon me, the publick Tranquillity should soon be established every Where."

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Political

What keywords are associated?

King Of Prussia Poland Provinces Emperor Empress Queen Diplomatic Reconciliation Public Tranquility

What entities or persons were involved?

Emperor Empress Queen King Of Prussia

Where did it happen?

Poland

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Poland

Event Date

March 3

Key Persons

Emperor Empress Queen King Of Prussia

Outcome

politicians affirm that the emperor and empress queen disapprove of the king of prussia's progress in poland and seem inclined to call him to account; the king expresses a desire to establish public tranquility rather than reconcile the three sovereigns.

Event Details

Several politicians in The Hague affirm that the Emperor and his mother the Empress Queen do not relish the King of Prussia's progress in different provinces of Poland and seem inclined to call him to account. They also report that the King of Prussia recently expressed to a foreign minister at his court that he would rather reduce the history of the Jews into poetry than reconcile three sovereigns, especially when two are women, and that if it depended on him, public tranquility would soon be established everywhere.

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