I must avail myself of this opportunity to express my thanks to his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden for his gracious permission to print certain of his letters to the Prince, especially those which throw most valuable light upon the struggles and difficulties of the transition period from 1866 to 1870 and also form a fine memorial of that unbounded confidence which united the Grand Duke and the Bavarian statesman.

My warmest thanks are due to my friend the Freiherr Julius V. Freyberg of Munich for information upon Bavarian affairs, and also to Professor Friedrich of Munich, whose kind informa tion and provision of references greatly facilitated the editing of that part of the book which deals with the Vatican Council.

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