At the beginning of 1640 Prussia was an insignificant, un-unified territory. Still feeling the effects of the Thirty Years War, and population reduction through death disease, and emigration. With the help of Frederick William, and his predecessors Prussia became a powerful force in Europe through its military, political, and social standing.
Frederick William (A.K.A "Great Elector") was the first important Hohenzollern ruler. He unified the three separate provinces (Brandenburg, Prussia, and holdings along the Rhine in Western Germany) to make one stronger Prussia. He was also the father of the belief in military importance leading to the supremacy of the state. During his reign he was able to create the fi
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