Prussia, Age of Asolutism
BY: TREY, LINDSEY, JACOB
BRIEF HISTORY OF PRUSSIA
- Capital: Berlin (1871-1945)
- Borders the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea
- Ruled by the German Hohenzollern dynasty (1415–1918)
- Original people:
- Hunters
- Cattle breeders
- Spoke Baltic
- Lived in tribes
KEY EVENTS, PEOPLE, AND EVENTS
People:
Hohenzollern dynasty
Conrad of Mazovia
Key Facts:
Prussian Empire replaced German EmpireMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Frederick William I - created a standing army and they had permanent taxation so they could pay for the armies. Maintained a good government.
Frederick William 11 (Frederick the Great) - He expanded the Prussian army by selecting nobility into the civil service. The military was very powerful because of him.
LEGACY OF THE EMPIRE
- Frederick William l doubled the army’s size
- Had the Fourth largest army after France, Russia and Austria
- One of the best armies in Europe
- Abolished the use of torture except in treason and murder cases
- Granted limited freedom of speech and press and greater religious toleration
RULERS
Albert Frederick, 1701-1712
Frederick William l, 1712-1740
Frederick William ll (Frederick the Great), 1712–1786
Frederick William III 1770 - 1840
Frederick William lV, 1840–1861
SUPPORTERS & RELIGION
Protestant, Lutheranism
Nobles
- Council members
CITATIONS
"Prussia." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 1 Dec. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/61665>.
"Prussia". Map. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 04 Dec. 2015. <http://www.britannica.com/place/Prussia/images-videos/The-unification-of-Germany-by-Prussia-brought-most-of-north/194371>
Spielvogel, Jackson J. Glencoe World History. New York,NY: Glencoa/McGRaw Hill, 2005. Print.