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Excerpt from The Hohenzollerns: A Historical Study
Frederick William, the Great Elector, who reigned from 1640 to 1687, was the first Hohenzollern who acquired international consequence. His grandson, Frederick William I, the second King of Prussia, was a prince of very remarkable personality who made possible the achievements of his son and successor, Frederick the Great, achievements which justify that compli mentary title. Frederick left no sons to succeed him. Of the three kings who followed him, each one proved quite emphatically that he was by no means a great man. The fourth, William I, was neither a far-seeing statesman nor an incomparable soldier but greatness was thrust upon him by the statesman and the soldier by whom he was great enough to allow himself to be guided. All men are agreed that the elements of great ness were nobly combined in his son Kaiser Frederick I but he was suffered to reign only for a few months. To the greatness of Frederick's son, let Belgium be called as witness.
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