(Compare and Contrast how Louis XIV‚ Peter the Great and the Hohenzollern family (btw. 1640-1740) created successful absolute monarchies through their use/manipulation of nobility‚ religion‚ bureaucracy‚ and economics.) The absolute age of Europe (roughly 1600’s-1750) was a time when absolute monarchy had begun becoming more popular by countries such as Habsburg’s lands‚ France‚ and Russia. There Is no one specific formula for an absolute monarchy however‚ in studying several such monarchies of
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Frederick II was born into the House of Hohenzollern on January 24‚ 1712 in Berlin‚ Germany. His parents were Frederick William I and Princess Sophia Dorothea (sister of George II of Great Britain). While Frederick II’s father was short tempered‚ his mother was calm and enjoyed living in luxury. By having opposite parents‚ Frederick II was taught differently by his two parents. His mother hired a tutor that taught him about French culture and Greek and Roman classics‚ whereas his father taught him
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what he wanted and he used whatever means necessary to achieve his goals. He was a Realpolitiker through and through. This included making sure the monarch and the state being preserved plus making sure that unification would take place under the Hohenzollerns‚ not Austria. He did that by making Italy an ally and defeating Austria with the Prussian army in 1866. Another big mistake of the 1848 revolutionaries was the failure to mobilise an army. Instead they relied upon the goodwill of the Prussian
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revolutionary “workers councils.” On November 8‚ amid disorders at Munich‚ Bavaria was proclaimed a “democratic and socialist republic‚” with Kurt Eisner‚ a left-wing Socialist‚ and president. In vain Chancellor Maximilian begged William II to save the Hohenzollern dynasty by abdicating in favor of his infant grandson. The Emperor‚ relying on the army‚ was deaf to the Chancellor‚ and by the time the high military officers‚ including Hindenburg‚ reluctantly informed him that even the army was seething with
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and he was especially hostile to the opinions of his pietist brother‚ which he considered to be fatal to the greatness of his country. Notwithstanding‚ however‚ this private divergence of opinion‚ the loyalty which he bore towards the head of his house and his dynasty restrained him from any public manifestation which might be construed into an expression of disapproval
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Kaiser Wilhelm II Wilhelm was born on 27 January 1859 in Berlin‚ the eldest child of Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia and Victoria‚ daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. A difficult birth left Wilhelm with a withered arm‚ which he always tried to conceal. Some historians believe that his insecurity over this handicap fueled his later erratic behavior. His parents‚ particularly his British mother‚ tried to provide Wilhelm with a liberal education and a love of England. Wilhelm‚ from
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Scorched History on German Plywood The new works of Shay Abady Shay Abady acts out of keen acuteness to the historic domain‚ and shapes his work in relation to history‚ a stance which leads him to pursue a dialogue with the grand tradition of Historical Painting The Renaissance era gave birth to the genre of "Historical Painting" – paintings of epic proportions that portray dramatic depictions of religious or mythological scenes‚ and visions of battlefields brimming with characters and plots
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nobility‚ and allow them to keep control over the peasantry. The landlords‚ satisfied with being unchallenged masters of their peasants‚ did not challenge the monarchs’ power‚ which ultimately led to the rise of Prussia. When Frederick William‚ of the Hohenzollern family‚ later known as the “Great Elector‚” gained power in 1640‚ in Brandenburg‚ Prussia‚ and scattered land
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Prabriti 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
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Question: Analyze the military‚ political‚ and social factors that account for the rise of Prussia between 1640 and 1786. Bree Stanbrough Due: March 3‚ 2011 Period 4 The rise of Prussia from 1640 to 1715 was mainly due to the great leadership of Frederick William ‘the Elector’‚ Frederick William I and Frederick the Great of Prussia. Many military‚ social‚ and political factors led to the rise of Prussia also. The major factor that helped Prussia become a great power was the growth
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