Prussia

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Prussia

• Welcome to the presentation by Jose Carlin, Joey
  wolf, Roy Davila, Alex Merritt

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Kings of Prussia

• One of many kings of Prussia was Karl Hardenberg
  and Frederick Williams lll

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Karl Hardenberg

• Karl Hardenberg was the chancellor of Prussia
  (1810-17), who reformed the Prussian state and
  played a leading role in the coalition that
  defeated Napoleon. He was born on May 31, 1750,
  in Hanover, Hardenberg entered the service of the
  king of Prussia in 1792.

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Frederick Williams lll

• Frederick was the son of Frederick Williams ll,
  born in Potsdam. He was given military training
  in his youth and from 1792 to 1794 fought against
  France during the French revolution. In 1797 he
  succeeded to the throne and set about rebuilding
  the economy and the army, which had suffered
  during the reign of his father. He kept Prussia
  neutral in the Napoleonic Wars until 1805, when
  persuaded by Russia and the aroused spirit of his
  people, he joined the allies against France.

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Italy

• Hardenberg sees Italy as a region whose land is
  available to compensate for its sacrifices in the
  wars and its loss of lands in Poland (which would
  go to Russia). If Metternich will support the
  demands for Prussia and Russia, Hardenberg will
  support Austrias claims in Italy. He supports
  the restoration of victor Emmanuel 1 to the
  throne of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the
  addition of the former Republic of Genoa to
  Sardinas domains. This move would support the
  balance of power by creating a stronger nation on
  Frances southeastern border, and would also
  uphold the principle of legitimacy.

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Prussian coins

• For many centuries Germany was in actuality a
  large number of states, some large, others small,
  and power rested mainly with the lords of each
  state. The Hapsburgs attempted to unify Germany
  ending in the thirty years war 1618 - 1648, which
  devastated the German economy, and heightened the
  localisation of power. At this point it is
  estimated that there were as many as 1,800
  separate states some with a population as few as
  300 people. Otto von Bismarck was instrumental in
  unifying most of these states into a modern
  nation. On April 14th 1871, the king of Prussia,
  the largest and most powerful state become
  emperor William I . According to Krause, the new
  nation consisted of 4 kingdoms, 6 grand duchies
  and principalities, 3 free cities, and the
  province of Alsace-Lorraine.

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The End