In May, Frederick did not survive this after all On the 23rd of May, at the last meeting of the nobles at Sanssouci Palace, Bouel announced his last edict: to pass the throne of the Kingdom of Prussia to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Wilhelm, with the full assistance of the ministers.
Then, in the early hours of the next morning, Frederick died laughing after his last breakfast.
Once again, William felt that history had gone out of its original trajectory, and that Frederick had died, but now seven years earlier.
The news of Frederick's death was announced by the royal family to all of Prussia, and the people of Prussia were immersed in a state of grief.
Although Frederick's reign was a few decades before Prussia participated in wars, the people's lives became more stressful and the people were generally poor, but Prussia's territory and population grew explosively.
And Prussia, under Frederick's leadership, could also make its voice heard on the land of Europe.
When the nations of Europe learned of Frederick's death, George III of England said to his ministers: "We have lost a reliable ally and a respected king."
Empress Catherine II of Russia said to her favored courtiers: this is a respectable adversary and a feared king.
There were two voices at the Austrian court, one was the old courtiers represented by Queen Theresa, who were both saddened and relieved by Frederick's death.
On the other hand, there were the new forces represented by Joseph II, who were ecstatic that Prussia was not enough.
King Louis XVI of France did not feel any joy or anger when he heard of Frederick's death, and he put all his soul on the lock.
All European countries sent envoys to Prussia to mourn Frederick.
On June 1, the funeral of the Terri took place at the cathedral in Potsdam.
Potsdam was filled with sadness that day, and the inhabitants spontaneously put on black sè services and gathered quietly outside the cathedral.
William and Prince Henry sat in a carriage, followed by William's family and nobles large and small.
After getting out of the carriage, Wilhelm stood at the front of the crowd, and he looked at the Prussian people standing outside the cathedral, and walked first towards the church.
In the church, Frederick's coffin was placed under the auspices of a priest who was washing Frederick's body, which means to wash away the sins of life and go to God cleanly.
When the nobles had entered the church and sat down, the priest began to introduce Frederick's life and pray, while William led the nobles in prayer.
Louise and William's sisters, as well as some of the ladies present, wept silently or sobbed.
After the prayers, the priest covered Frederick's coffin with a velvet casket cover and sent it to the royal cemetery outside Potsdam.
William followed behind Frederick's coffin meaninglessly, feeling a little confused about his future, but only the next second, William was firm again.
At the cemetery, after Frederick's coffin was buried, William looked at everyone present but did not speak.
Under the glance of his eyes, these nobles all bowed their proud heads.
William glanced around, got into the carriage without saying a word, called Locks in, and said: "Your Excellency, please help me keep an eye on these people, and if there are any visions, please report to me in time."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will do my duty," Locks said respectfully "Let's call Your Highness now, I haven't been crowned yet, and it's not too late to call Your Majesty when I'm crowned," William said cautiously "Yes, Your Highness," Locks replied William returned to Sanssouci Palace, and black gauze was arranged everywhere in the palace, and the entire Sanssouci Palace had a touch of solemnity.
When Wilhelm returned, he went to his study, knowing that no matter how much sorrow he had, he had to keep his emotions under control, and from now on the whole of Prussia would follow his will.
Louise led Charlotte and Christine to the study, where she saw William fighting the papers.
"William, go and rest, just leave some small matters to the ministers," Louise said distressedly.
"Mother, I have to make up my mind about these things, and now that Your Majesty has just died, our external environment is really not very good, I must do my best to deal with domestic affairs and convince the whole Prussians," William replied without raising his head after hearing Louise's words "Brother, don't be busy, let's go out and play" Christine saw that William didn't look at herself, so she ran to William's side and said coquettishly.
"You, go play with my sister and younger siblings first, and then I'll go to you when I'm done with things," William said dotingly, looking up at his sister "Don't make a fuss, Christine, let's go, let your brother take care of things, let's wait for him to come over and play together" Louise felt sorry for her son, but she also knew that her son was strong-willed, and besides, this was for Prussia, wasn't it, so she said to Christine.
Little Christine pursed the corners of her mouth and reluctantly followed Louise.
William shook his head and continued to wrestle with the papers.
Prince Henry was at Rocks' house at this time "His Royal Highness, His Majesty the King has passed away, but Prussia cannot live without the King, and you, as an elder of the royal family, I would like to ask when you will prepare for the coronation ceremony of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," Locks began "Your Excellency the Duke is right, Prussia cannot live without his king for a day, and I think the coronation of the crown prince will be held next week," said Prince Henry, who pondered for a moment "Your Royal Highness, then we will go into the palace and inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in a moment."
Prince Henry nodded in agreement.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Prussia cannot fail to lead his king, please be crowned and crowned in the near future to calm the hearts of the people," said Locks and Prince Henry, standing in front of William.
It was already evening, and William looked out the window at the setting sun and painted Sanssouci with a layer of gold.
William opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, I have just been buried, my mood is very sad, this is really not a good time to ascend the throne."
"Your Highness, the passing of Your Majesty is the greatest loss to all of Prussia, but I ask you to calm the hearts of the people for the sake of the future of Prussia and the happiness and well-being of the Prussian people," Prince Henry pleaded again "When do you think the coronation will be," William asked "We think it's next Monday," Prince Henry and Locks said, glancing at each other "Alright then, you can start preparing now, Locks informs the envoys who have come to mourn the death of His Majesty, and asks them to stay and watch the ceremony," William said to Locks "Yes, Your Majesty, I will get these things done as soon as possible, please rest assured," Locks said People ask for support, recommend new books, and don't spray if they don't write well