Incorporating international and domestic relations and economic and cultural influences, Shennan surveys the rise of Prussia from the early 17th century to 1740, highlighting and evaluating the role of its rulers and their idiosyncracies.
Incorporating international and domestic relations and economic and cultural influences, Shennan surveys the rise of Prussia from the early 17th century to 1740, highlighting and evaluating the role of its rulers and their idiosyncracies.
Foreword Time chart Genealogy of the House of Hohenzollern in Brandenburg-Prussian to 1740 Map: Brandenburg-Prussia's territorial gains to 1740 Introduction The general historical context 1618: a starting point? 1 The Thirty Years War 1618-48 Internal problems and strategies 1618-40 international relations 1620-40 The apprenticeship of Frederick William I 1640-48 Redressing the balance? 2 The Great Elector: foreign relations and policies 1648-88 The aftermath of Westphalia 1648-54 Brandenburg and the first Nordic War 1655-60 Defence of the status quo 1658-67 Brandenburg and the changing balance of power 1668-88 A state to reckon with? 3 The Great Elector: internal reconstruction 1648-88 The armed forces and their administration Taxation policy and relations with the Estates The impact of administrative change on the social structure Cameralism, mercantilism and economic reform New-style absolutist, old-style dynast? 4 The role of Brandenburg-Prussia in Europe 1688-1740 Elector Frederick III and the Nine Years War 1688-97 International pressures and the royal title 1697-1702 The War of the Spanish Succession 1702-13 The Great Northern War 1700-21 Frederick William I and collective security in the west 1720-40 Towards Great Power status? 5 The domestic policies of the first two kings 1700-40 The development of a military state Financial and economic matters Government and bureaucracy Styles of royal absolutism 6 Social and cultural developments 1648-1740 Religious toleration Scholarship, science, the arts and the state The image of the Hohenzollern state? Conclusion
Foreword Time chart Genealogy of the House of Hohenzollern in Brandenburg-Prussian to 1740 Map: Brandenburg-Prussia's territorial gains to 1740 Introduction The general historical context 1618: a starting point? 1 The Thirty Years War 1618-48 Internal problems and strategies 1618-40 international relations 1620-40 The apprenticeship of Frederick William I 1640-48 Redressing the balance? 2 The Great Elector: foreign relations and policies 1648-88 The aftermath of Westphalia 1648-54 Brandenburg and the first Nordic War 1655-60 Defence of the status quo 1658-67 Brandenburg and the changing balance of power 1668-88 A state to reckon with? 3 The Great Elector: internal reconstruction 1648-88 The armed forces and their administration Taxation policy and relations with the Estates The impact of administrative change on the social structure Cameralism, mercantilism and economic reform New-style absolutist, old-style dynast? 4 The role of Brandenburg-Prussia in Europe 1688-1740 Elector Frederick III and the Nine Years War 1688-97 International pressures and the royal title 1697-1702 The War of the Spanish Succession 1702-13 The Great Northern War 1700-21 Frederick William I and collective security in the west 1720-40 Towards Great Power status? 5 The domestic policies of the first two kings 1700-40 The development of a military state Financial and economic matters Government and bureaucracy Styles of royal absolutism 6 Social and cultural developments 1648-1740 Religious toleration Scholarship, science, the arts and the state The image of the Hohenzollern state? Conclusion
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