The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I / Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts.

by Freiherr von Karl Ludwig Pöllnitz

[139] The Office of Master of the Horse is vacant; but the Count de Nesselrod does the Duties of it, in quality of Vice-Master of the horse.

[140] The present King of Sardinia.

[141] General Isselbach Commander in Chief of the Palatine Troops, and Governor of Manheim, dying in August 1734, the Elector gave the Command of his Troops to the Count de Nassau-Weilbourg, and the Government of Manheim to the Baron de Zobel.

[142] Since this was written the Elector of Mentz, of the Palatine Family of Newbourg dying, the Chapter of Worms unanimously chose for its Bishop Francis-George Count de Schonborn, Archbishop and Elector of Triers.

[143] These sharp-sighted Gentlemen were not so happy as to foresee the Marriage which has lately united the Families of Austria and Lorrain, and brought the latter within View of the Imperial Crown, of which the Elector of Triers saving the Sword in the Scabbard seems to have been a remarkable Omen.

[144] He was the King of Prussia's Plenipotentiary to the King of Great Britain, and is return'd to Frankfort, where he is Minister from the King of Prussia to the Circle of the Rhine.

[145] This Lady died An. 1733.

[146] Since the Author was at Frankfort the Prince Alexander de la Tour and Taxis who married a Princess of Brandenbourg-Bareith, resides in this City and is building a House there.

[147] She is Louisa-Anne-Frances of Lobkowitz, Daughter to the late Prince Leopold of Lobkowitz who was the Empress's chief Steward till 1708.

[148] This Lady died at Frankfort in Feb. 1733.