Thousands gathered at his burial, exclaiming, "We have lost our friend, our father!" He was a studious, peace-loving, warm-hearted man, devoted to his family and his friends, fond of books and the society of the learned, and enjoying the cultivation of his garden with his own hands.

He left, at his death, an only son, Albert, sixteen years of age.
William, the eldest son of Leopold, had been brought up in the court of Vienna.

He was a young man of fascinating character and easily won all hearts.

After his bitter disappointment in Poland he returned to Vienna, and now, upon the death of his uncle Albert, he claimed the reins of government as the oldest member of the family.

His cousin Albert, of course, resisted this claim, demanding that he himself should enter upon the post which his father had occupied.