Fredrick the Great Frederick the Great was one of the most influential and powerful Kings of Prussia. One of his main achievements was several military victories‚ which lead to the expansion of the Prussia. Nevertheless‚ Fredrick was one of the advocators of enlightened absolutism‚ which was a form of absolute monarchy that supported enlightenment. During that time‚ people perceived other monarchs as demigods‚ but they saw Fredrick the Great as an open atheist‚ someone who gave unexpected high
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nations. Great philosophers including Locke‚ Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ and Montesquieu had started introducing ideas of human rights‚ liberty‚ and nationalism‚ leading to a demand for new leaders and for revolutions in Europe ("Enlightenment"). This all took place as many nations desired to expand their boundaries with colonies or into other the territory of other countries. The best leader who would rise from this time of confusion was Frederick the Great. Throughout his time on the throne in Prussia‚ he would
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the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Eastern Europe was marked by two powerful and influential rulers. Frederick the great of Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia. The rise of Prussia and the rise of Russia were comparatively similar‚ yet both had marked differences. Russia‚ under the reign of the young Tsar Peter‚ was westernized and modernized almost in the wink of an eye. Peter the Great visited Europe‚ and worked hard to learn and bring back every bit of technology and wisdom possessed by
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Zhou 1/5/2014 Jason Fisher AP European History Frederick and Peter 18th centuries in Europe is marked by the rise of two new power‚ Russia and Prussia. These two countries came into power within a few generation because of two powerful and wise leaders. These two leaders reformed and expanded their empire. Peter the Great reformed the Old Russian social system and reformed the country‚ while Fredrick the Great of Prussia fought and won the impossible war with Austria‚
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The Small Enlightenment in Prussia and German States The Enlightenment was an expansive intellectual‚ philosophical‚ cultural‚ and social movement that spread throughout much of Europe during the 1700s. The Enlightenment was largely made possible by the Scientific Revolution which began in the 1500s and represented the biggest departure from The Middle Ages. After millenniums of obedience to the Church people started to break away from a long spell of ignorance and began to question ideas relating
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attempt to protect the liberties of the people of their kingdoms. Rulers would incorporate ideas like religious toleration and the freedoms of speech and press as they ruled. One of the rulers that fulfilled the idea of enlightened absolutism was Frederick the Great. He ruled from 1740 to 1786‚ and fulfilled the idea of enlightened absolutism because he governed using the ideas of enlightenment philosophers. He did this by attempting to abolish serfdom‚ which is the condition of a tenant farmer who
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electors that ran the estates of East Germany and Prussia. When Frederick William came into power as the “Great Elector”‚ he was able to heavily tax the germanic lands without the consent from the nobles. Taxation allowed for strong dominance over land-owning classes and more importantly‚ the peasantry. This brought together the Prussian cities and eliminated noble power‚ thus making Frederick William the absolute ruler. As soon as his son‚ Frederick William I‚ came into power‚ he made sure that all
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the Netherlands and Prussia The United Provinces of the Netherlands and Prussia both rose to become prominent players in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Dutch rose to power first‚ through resisting Spanish control and gaining their independence. The House of Orange was thwarted from gaining absolute authority and establishing a monarchy‚ so by 1700 the Dutch provinces became a republic. Later in the 17th century than the Dutch’s rise was the growth of Prussia under the smart ruling
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Tiwari 2IB Why had Prussia emerged as the leading German state by 1862? By the 18th century Prussia was one of the most ruling power in Europe along with other nations like Britain‚ Italy and Russia. Prussia had also expanded its area by invading some of the areas in Europe. Due to efficient rulers in Prussia in the past‚ Prussia had been winning most of the wars in Europe and had strong nationalism which helped them to form their own constitution. Now the question is how did Prussia managed to be one
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Rise Of Austria & Prussia By:Hannah Baptiste 5/21/14 6. Westphalia was the first modern conference. (a) The Thirty Year War had began for mainly two reasons for political and religious causes. This conference was needed because the Northern Europe was totally exhausted and the countries that were involved in the Thirty Year War included Spain‚ Poland‚ Netherlands‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚Switzerland and Germany and when the war ended the most of the European cities was in ruins a
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