Thursday, May 29, 2008
RANDOM E B POST
CHARLES AUGUSTUS - 1757-1828 grand duke of saxe-weimar. fathr died young. educated under count gortz + tutored by weiland, knebel, seidler, + hermann. at 17, he commenced his friendship w? goethe, who joined his tutors. geniuses of his court. took power at 18, + next yr entered prussian army, where he stayed til the defeat at Jena 1806, when he became part of the rhennish confederacy + gave aid to the french. in 1813, joined the coalition against napoleon. + took command of army of saxons, hessians, + russians. his letters to goethe published in 1863.
