Project Gutenberg 2022-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 173 Husen, Heinrich Lichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Gräfin Lichtenau 1752 1820 Enke, Wilhelmine Rietz, Wilhelmine, Gräfin Lichtenau Lichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Grafin Lichtenau Lichtenau, Countess B--t--n, Richard 17005276 The Confessions of the Celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, Late Mrs. Rietz Now Confined in the Fortress of Gloglau as a State-prisoner $aUnited Kingdom :$bJ. W. Myers,$c1799. Dedication signed: Richard B--t--n. "Geheime papiere der gräfin von Lichtenau" attributed to Heinrich Husen. Translation(?) of "Geheime papiere der gräfin von Lichtenau, vulgo München Encken." Charlottenburg [Leipzig] 1798. A spurious publication. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Confessions of the Celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, Late Mrs. Rietz" by Husen is a historical account likely written in the late 18th century. This book presents a scandalous autobiographical narrative detailing the life and manipulative exploits of Minna Encke, who rose from humble beginnings to become the influential mistress of a Prussian king, navigating the treacherous waters of high society and political intrigue. The text serves as a commentary on power dynamics, gender, and ambition within the context of European aristocracy. The narrative unfolds through Minna's confessions as she recounts her ascent from the daughter of a trumpeter to the notorious Countess of Lichtenau, revealing her cunning strategies, romantic entanglements, and the ruthless measures she employed to maintain her position of influence. The story reveals her manipulative relationships, particularly with the king, and explores the societal expectations and constraints placed on women during the era. Ultimately, Minna's rise leads to her fall from grace, culminating in her imprisonment as a state prisoner, which serves as a cautionary tale about the ephemeral nature of power and the moral consequences of ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/confessionsofcel00lich/page/n3/mode/2up 20201125172230lichtenau 1799 GB Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Gräfin Lichtenau, 1752-1820 Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick William II, 1786-1797 -- Biography DD Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European 140168 2025-09-26T13:41:22.766638 text/html 116133 2024-10-18T19:40:49 text/html 482744 2025-09-26T13:41:25.881647 application/epub+zip 480944 2025-09-26T13:41:23.578619 application/epub+zip 121243 2025-09-26T13:41:23.053611 application/epub+zip 527047 2025-09-26T13:41:27.761644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509541 2025-09-26T13:41:25.577630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149466 2022-09-30T11:22:00.625888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117588 2025-09-26T13:41:22.547601 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97335 2024-10-18T19:40:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18431 2025-09-26T13:41:27.905625 application/rdf+xml 10275 2025-09-26T13:41:23.348615 image/jpeg 1910 2025-09-26T13:41:23.295645 image/jpeg 446197 2025-09-26T13:41:22.790608 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia