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ntiobeahighlypicturesquefigure,awonderfulhero
ofroinhisvaiohavehisrevenge,he
ruinedhisory.intheyear1718,heally
killedorassassinatedknohande
adein1721,ioadt,sall
ofherforrbalticpossessionsexceptfinland.thenew
russianstate,createdbypeter,hadbeetheleadingpower
ofnortheeurope.butalreadyanehe
ateakingshape.
theriseofprussia
theextraordinaryriseofalittle
stateinadrearypartofnorthe
gerny,calledprussia
thehistoryofprussiaisthehistoryofafrontierdistrict.
ihtury,charlegransferredtheold
thediterraothewildregions
ofnortheeurope.hisfrankishsoldiershadpushed
thefrontierofeuropefurtherandfurthertoheeast.
theyhadnquerednylandsfroheheathenishslavsand
lithuaniansheplaihebaltic
seaandtheinistered
thoseoutlyingdistrictsjustastheuatesused
toadnisterherterritoriesbeforetheyachievedthedignity
ofstatehood.
thefroateofbrandenburghadbeeninally
foundedbycharlegodefendhiseastepossessions
againstraidsoftheribes.the
tribeedthatregion,edduringthe
teuryandtheirrketplace,bythenaofbrennabor,
beetothenee
ofbrandenburg.
duringtheeleventh,th,thirteenthandfourteenth
iliesexercisedthefunsof
ierialgoveorinthisfroate.finallyinthe
fifteenthadeitsappear
aogea
sandyandforlofroerritoryintoohesteffit
eiresofthedeworld.
thesehohenzolles,ovedfrobr >
thehistoricalstagebythebinedforcesofeuropeand
arisouthegerny.theywere
ofveryhulein.ihturyacertainfrederick
ofhohenzollehaddealuckyrriageandhadbeen
appointedkeeperoftheberg.hisdesdants
hadusedeveryprovetheir
poerseveralturiesofchfulgrabbing,they
hadbeenappoihedignityofeleegivento
thosesnprincesperors
oftheoldgerneire.duringtherefortion,
theyhadtakenthesideoftheprotestantsandtheearly
sevehapohe
nernprinces.
durihirtyyearshprotestantsand
catholicshadplunderedbrandenburgandprussiahequal
zeal.butunderfrederick,thegreatelector,the
dageklyrepairedandbyaarefuluseof
alltheenodintellectualforcesoftheuntry,astate
hereicallynoe.
deprussia,astateinheindividualandhis
ionshavebeeirelyabsorbedbythe
isofthenityasahisprussiadatesback
tothefatheroffrederickthegreat.frederickiwas
ahardoniousprussiansergeant,hagreat
loveforbarrootoriesandstrongdutchtobaintense
dislikeofallfrillsahers,especiallyiftheywereof
frenchin,andpossessedofbutohatideawas
duty.severeself,hetoleratednoweaknessinhis
subjesoldiers.the
relatioselfandhissonfrederickordial,
tosaytheleast.theboorishnnersofthefatheroffended
thefinerspiritoftheson.thesonsloveforfrench
nners,literature,philosophyandsicedbythe
fatherasaionofsissyherefolloerrible
outbreakbetperants.frederick
triedtoescapetoengland.heandurt
rtialedandforcedtohedecapitationofhisbest
friend.thereuponaspartofhis
punishnt,theyoungprioalittlefortress
soheproviobetaughtthedetailsofhisfuture
businessofbeingaking.itprovedablessingindisguise.
etothethronein1740,heknewhowhis
untryanagedfrohebirthcertificateofapaupers
sontothedetailofaplicatedannualbudget.
asanauthor,especiallyinhisbookcalledthe``anti
cchiavelli,frederickhadexpressedhisforthe
politicalcreedoftheafloreorian,whohad
advisedhisprincelypupilstolieawas
necessarytodosoforthebeoftheiruntry.theideal
rulerinfrederiehefirstservantofhispeople,
theenlighteaftertheexaleoflouisxiv.in
practice,hok,whilewforhispeople
tasa
unsellor.hisnisterslerks.prussiawashis
privatepossession,tobetreatedagtohisownwishes.
andnothingointerferehtheiofthe
state.
intheyear1740theeerorcharlesvi,ofaustria,
died.hehadtriedtokethepositionofhisonlydaughter,
riatheresa,sey,tenblack
o.butnosoonerhad
theoldeerorbeendepositedinthearalcryptofthe
habsburgfaly,thanthearesoffrederickarg
toheaustrianfroooccupythatpartofsilesiafor
osteverythingelseiraleurope
prussiaeaandvery
doubtfulrightsofclaiinanuerofk
nqueredallofsilesia,andalthoughheenverynear
defeat,heintainedhielfinhisories
againstallaustriaacks.
europetookduenoticeofthissuddenappearanceofa
verypoans
hegreatreligious
byanyone.frederick,
byaneffortassuddenandquiteasterrificasthatof
peterofrussia,ptintoone
offear.theintealaffairsofprussiawerearrang
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