By 1844 almost all German states were economically linked with Prussia. Frederick William was defeated, and much of his territory was lost.Īfter the negotiations at the Congress of Vienna, Prussia emerged as the major German power of Western Europe. In 1806, Frederick William joined a coalition against Napoleon. In 1740 he invaded the Austrian province of Silesia and precipitated the War of the Austrian Succession. Through the military genius of Frederick the Great, Prussia became a major power in Europe. To his son, Frederick II, the Great, he left enormous financial reserves and the best army in Europe. Frederick's son, Frederick William I, greatly increased the size of the Prussian army and rebuilt the organization of the state around the military establishment. Prussia (German Kingdom).įrederick William's son, Frederick I, became king of Prussia in 1701, receiving royal recognition in exchange for a promise of military aid to Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. At the height of its expansion, in the late 19th century, Prussia extended along the coasts of the Baltic and North seas, from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Luxembourg on the west to the Russian Empire on the east, to Austria-Hungary on the east, southeast, and south, and to Switzerland on the south. Prussia was the former kingdom and state of Germany. ° Jewish Migrations Germany (Kingdom of Prussia) ° Berlin ° Bremen ° Cologne ° Dresden ° Dusseldorf ° Frankfurt ° Hamburg ° Munich ° Stuttgart
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |