The Prince of Homburg (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Heinrich von Kleist
- First Published: 1821
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1675
- Setting: Prussia
- Principal Characters: Frederick William, The Electress, Princess Natalie of Orange, Field Marshal Dorfling, Prince Frederick Arthur of Homburg, Colonel Kottwitz, Count Hohenzollern
- Genres: Drama, History play, Tragedy
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Soldiers, Germany or German people, Heads of state
- Locales: Prussia
The Story:
After three days of heading a cavalry charge in pursuit of the Swedes, Prince Frederick Arthur of Homburg had returned to Fehrbellin. Exhausted and battle-weary, the prince fell into a dreamlike sleep, weaving a laurel wreath as he half dozed. The elector of Brandenburg, Frederick William, was informed by Count Hohenzollern of the prince’s strange condition, and the elector, the electress, and their niece, Princess Natalie, went to the garden where he slept. The elector took the wreath from the prince, entwined it in his neck-chain and gave it to Natalie. They...
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