Note 71 — Chapter VIII

Hardemberg (Prince d’), 1750–1822, Prussian statesman and diplomatist. He held the premier’s portfolio several times, but in 1804 he was replaced for a short time by the Comte de Haugwitz. When he returned to power he greatly contributed to sustain Friedrich-Wilhelm III.‘s courage. He fell into disgrace in consequence of Napoleon’s objections to him after Tilsitt, but he returned to power in 1810 for good. He was very relentless with regard to France, and at the Congress of Vienna demanded her dismemberment. He was also present at the Congresses of Aix-la-Chapelle, Verona, and Laybach. He left important papers, a portion of which were published in thirteen volumes in 1838 under the title of Mémoires Tirés des Papiers d’un Homme d’Etat.