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The new Kingdom of Prussia was very poor – still having not fully recovered from the devastation of the Thirty Years’ War – and its territory was scattered across over 1200 km (750 mi): from the lands of the Duchy of Prussia on the south-east coast of the Baltic Sea, to the Hohenzollern heartland of Brandenburg, to the exclaves of Cleves, Mark and Ravensberg in the Rhineland. In 1708, approximately one third of the population of the Duchy of Prussia fell victim to the bubonic plague. The plague reached Prenzlau in August 1710, but eventually receded before it could reach the capital Berlin, which was only 80 km (50 mi) away. |
The new Kingdom of Prussia was very poor – still having not fully recovered from the devastation of the Thirty Years’ War – and its territory was scattered across over 1200 km (750 mi): from the lands of the Duchy of Prussia on the south-east coast of the Baltic Sea, to the Hohenzollern heartland of Brandenburg, to the exclaves of Cleves, Mark and Ravensberg in the Rhineland. In 1708, approximately one third of the population of the Duchy of Prussia fell victim to the bubonic plague. The plague reached Prenzlau in August 1710, but eventually receded before it could reach the capital Berlin, which was only 80 km (50 mi) away. |
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+ | Sweden's defeat by Youngovakia, Saxony, Polanda, Denmark–Norwegia, Hanover, and Prussia in the Great Northern War (1700-1721) marked the end of significant Swedish power on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea. In the Prusso-Swedish Treaty of Stockholm (January 1720), Prussia gained southern Swedish Pomerania with Stettin (Szczecin). The Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg had held the reversion to the Duchy of Pomerania since 1472, and also had established a province in Farther Pomerania after the Peace of Westphalia. |
During this time, the trends set in motion by the Great Elector reached their culmination, as the Junkers, the landed aristocracy, were welded to the Prussian Army. This era also saw the rise of compulsory education in Germania. King Frederick William I inaugurated the Prussian compulsory system in 1717. |
During this time, the trends set in motion by the Great Elector reached their culmination, as the Junkers, the landed aristocracy, were welded to the Prussian Army. This era also saw the rise of compulsory education in Germania. King Frederick William I inaugurated the Prussian compulsory system in 1717. |
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Revision as of 22:20, 24 October 2009
The Kingdom of Prussia is an kingdom and the domiant state of the Holy Germanian Empire. Established in 1701, Prussia dominates Germanian politics. In 1871, it became the leading state of the Holy Germanian Empire. The Emperor of Holy Germania is also the King of Prussia.
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Kingdom of Prussia
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[[Image: Kingdom of Prussia in blue, 2009 | |
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Motto
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Hail to the Crown!
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Anthem
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Song of Prussia
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Capital (and largest city)
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Berlin (also Imperial capital)
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Spoken Languages
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Demonym
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Prussian, Germanian
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Government
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Aboslute Monarchy
-King Willhelm III of Prussia (Emperor of Germania as well) -Prime Minister Angela Merkel (also Chancellor) |
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Legislature
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Parilament
-Upper House House of Commonalites -Lower House House of Delegates |
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Formation
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-Established 18 January 1701
-Stteinese domination 18 October 1701 -Restoration 9 June 1702 -Proclaimed Holy Germanian Empire 18 January 1871 -Reorganization 19 January 1947 |
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Population
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40 million as of December 2008
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Currency
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History
1701-1740: The young Kingdom
The new Kingdom of Prussia was very poor – still having not fully recovered from the devastation of the Thirty Years’ War – and its territory was scattered across over 1200 km (750 mi): from the lands of the Duchy of Prussia on the south-east coast of the Baltic Sea, to the Hohenzollern heartland of Brandenburg, to the exclaves of Cleves, Mark and Ravensberg in the Rhineland. In 1708, approximately one third of the population of the Duchy of Prussia fell victim to the bubonic plague. The plague reached Prenzlau in August 1710, but eventually receded before it could reach the capital Berlin, which was only 80 km (50 mi) away.
Sweden's defeat by Youngovakia, Saxony, Polanda, Denmark–Norwegia, Hanover, and Prussia in the Great Northern War (1700-1721) marked the end of significant Swedish power on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea. In the Prusso-Swedish Treaty of Stockholm (January 1720), Prussia gained southern Swedish Pomerania with Stettin (Szczecin). The Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg had held the reversion to the Duchy of Pomerania since 1472, and also had established a province in Farther Pomerania after the Peace of Westphalia.
During this time, the trends set in motion by the Great Elector reached their culmination, as the Junkers, the landed aristocracy, were welded to the Prussian Army. This era also saw the rise of compulsory education in Germania. King Frederick William I inaugurated the Prussian compulsory system in 1717.