A History of PrussiaIn little more than two centuries Prussia rose from medieval obscurity and the devastation of the Thirty Years War to become the dominant power of continental Europe. Her rulers rose from Electors to Kings, and from Kings to Emperors. It is a dramatic story, and H. W. Koch fills a major gap in English-language literature with this comprehensive account. It traces the origins and rise of the Prussian state from the thirteenth century to the causes and consequences of its incorporation into the German Empire. |
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... William IV 227 12 Prussia and Germany 1860-1871 248 13 Prussia in Germany 272 14 The end of Prussia 284 Bibliography 290 Genealogical tables 300 Maps 304 Index 312 List of maps and genealogical tables Table 1 Table 2 Contents.
... William IV 227 12 Prussia and Germany 1860-1871 248 13 Prussia in Germany 272 14 The end of Prussia 284 Bibliography 290 Genealogical tables 300 Maps 304 Index 312 List of maps and genealogical tables Table 1 Table 2 Contents.
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Northern Germany and Scandinavia in the later Middle Ages. The lands of the Teutonic Order at their greatest extent, beginning of the 15th century. The expansion of Brandenburg - Prussia during the reign of the Great Elector, 1640-1688.
Northern Germany and Scandinavia in the later Middle Ages. The lands of the Teutonic Order at their greatest extent, beginning of the 15th century. The expansion of Brandenburg - Prussia during the reign of the Great Elector, 1640-1688.
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Until now, after reading F. L. Carsten's excellent Origins of Prussia, the reader in order to enrich and expand his knowledge of Prussia had to turn to biographies or extract information from general histories of Germany.
Until now, after reading F. L. Carsten's excellent Origins of Prussia, the reader in order to enrich and expand his knowledge of Prussia had to turn to biographies or extract information from general histories of Germany.
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... then King of Jerusalem, a grant of a plot of land and a street in Acre, once the city had been conquered. Here the new foundation was to find a more permanent home. When Siebrand and the merchants returned to Germany, they put the ...
... then King of Jerusalem, a grant of a plot of land and a street in Acre, once the city had been conquered. Here the new foundation was to find a more permanent home. When Siebrand and the merchants returned to Germany, they put the ...
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... the elective principle in southern Italy, but such a policy in the order would most likely have resulted in complete revolt. This structural reorganization unwittingly prepared the order for its main task in north-eastern Germany.
... the elective principle in southern Italy, but such a policy in the order would most likely have resulted in complete revolt. This structural reorganization unwittingly prepared the order for its main task in north-eastern Germany.
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| 1 | |
| 23 | |
3 The Great Elector | 43 |
4 From duchy to kingdom | 65 |
5 Frederick William I | 78 |
6 Frederick the Great | 102 |
7 Prussian absolutism in crisis | 140 |
8 The Prussian Reform Movement | 163 |
11 Frederick William IV | 227 |
12 Prussia and Germany 18601871 | 248 |
13 Prussia in Germany | 272 |
14 The end of Prussia | 284 |
Bibliography | 290 |
Genealogical tables | 300 |
Maps | 304 |
Index | 312 |
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