"Seven Days at the Court of Friedrich Wilhelm I", edited by Bogdan Krieger

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Two Pietist pastors, Francke the younger and Freylinghausen, visited FW at his favourite palace of Wusterhausen in 1727, both kept diaries and notes of the visit which are quoted from in various biographies; this edition of Freylinghausen's diary was published in 1900.

( Bogdan Krieger's preface, outlining the backstory and circumstances of the visit )

( Hohenzollern family lunch (comes with antisemitism) )

( FW wants Freylinghausen to examine Fritz for his religion )

( Gundling has a chance for scholarly conversation, FW does not want to go to G2's coronation )

( How to successfully save someone's life when you're five: AW to the rescue )