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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Just at the time when the order's failure in Hungary became apparent, Conrad of Masovia, Duke of Poland, found himself similarly unable to repulse the heathen Prussians. And so he turned to the Teutonic Knights for help, ...
Just at the time when the order's failure in Hungary became apparent, Conrad of Masovia, Duke of Poland, found himself similarly unable to repulse the heathen Prussians. And so he turned to the Teutonic Knights for help, ...
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The rivers flowing into the Baltic gave access to the interior, and on land the territory was traversed by traders making their way to Poland and even as far as Novgorod. The territory around Kulm and Lobau had become Polish but, ...
The rivers flowing into the Baltic gave access to the interior, and on land the territory was traversed by traders making their way to Poland and even as far as Novgorod. The territory around Kulm and Lobau had become Polish but, ...
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Then, having made their assessment of the situation, the order demanded from Poland compensation of a magnitude which it well knew Poland could not afford. It therefore declared itself content to maintain the hold on Danzig, ...
Then, having made their assessment of the situation, the order demanded from Poland compensation of a magnitude which it well knew Poland could not afford. It therefore declared itself content to maintain the hold on Danzig, ...
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The marriage of Prince Jagiello of Lithuania to the heiress of the crown of Poland in 1386, and his subsequent policy of forceful conversion to Christianity of all Lithuanians, deprived the Teutonic Order of its missionary raison d'etre ...
The marriage of Prince Jagiello of Lithuania to the heiress of the crown of Poland in 1386, and his subsequent policy of forceful conversion to Christianity of all Lithuanians, deprived the Teutonic Order of its missionary raison d'etre ...
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Furthermore, the possibility that King Sigmund of Hungary would invade Poland was a sufficient threat to persuade King Vladislav of Poland to conclude the Peace of Thorun with the Teutonic Order in 1411.
Furthermore, the possibility that King Sigmund of Hungary would invade Poland was a sufficient threat to persuade King Vladislav of Poland to conclude the Peace of Thorun with the Teutonic Order in 1411.
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| 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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