The Kaiser's 'seventh son'

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The Kaiser's 'seventh son'

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Post by Peter H » 05 Jul 2004, 07:59

The sad tale of the Englishman Charles Edward,shipped out to Germany at the age of 16,to be trained for the business of running the duchy of Coburg.Not even speaking the language he was advised by Lord Roberts,'Try and be a good German'.
He went to the cadet school at Lichterfelde until he was commissioned in the First Foot and spent his weekends with the royal family in Potsdam...The rest of his life was a tragic tug-of-war between his English and his German heritages.After burning his bridges to Britain in 1914 he became Hitler's first convert among the princes and remained a stauch Nazi until his death in the fifties.
The Last Kaiser,Giles MacDonogh.

More here on the Duke:

http://www.geocities.com/jesusib/CharlesEdward.html


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Post by VJK » 05 Jul 2004, 11:50

Hi!

Here is a pic of him wearing the uniform of a General der Infanterie.

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Post by Peter H » 05 Jul 2004, 14:47

Thanks VJK. :)

The Kaiser called the Duke his 'seventh son'.English born and breed(and a grandson of Queen Victoria,hence the cousin of the Kaiser) he ended up a General of Infantrie in Germany. :o

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