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713: 1467: 757:". He worked persistently to reorganize the finances that had been shattered by his father, furthermore to enhance the economic development of his far-flung countries and to build up one of the largest and best equipped and trained armies in Europe. He would expand the Prussian Army from 38,000 men in 1713 to 80,000 in 1740, with an average of 1 out of every 25 Prussian men serving in the military. He expanded military obligations for the peasant class while replacing mandatory military service among the middle class with an annual tax, and he established schools and hospitals. The king encouraged farming, reclaimed marshes, stored grain in good times and sold it in bad times. 1363: 1331: 2551: 3335: 966: 2088: 1397: 1076:) on 28 November 1706. Frederick William was faithful and loving to his wife but they did not have a happy relationship: Sophia Dorothea feared his unpredictable temper and resented him, both for allowing her no influence or independence at court, and for refusing to marry her children to their English cousins. She also abhorred his cruelty towards their son and heir Frederick (with whom she was close), although rather than trying to mend the relationship between father and son she frequently spurred Frederick on in his defiance. They had fourteen children, including: 1203: 1299: 461: 1265: 947: 436: 1141: 1505: 1431: 142: 1235: 1016:, the enraged king had Katte beheaded before the eyes of the prince, who himself was court-martialled. The king may have thought that Frederick's relationship with Katte was also romantic, a suspicion that may have played a role in Katte receiving a death sentence. In any case, the court declared itself not competent in the case of the crown prince. Whether it was the king's intention to have his son executed as well (as 1542: 1173: 1108: 36: 2609: 704:, fined 70,000 thalers and banished subsequently. The incident exerted great influence on Frederick William, making him resent crime, corruption, wastage and inefficiency and realize the necessity of institutional reform. It also became the first time he actively participated in politics. From then on, Frederick I began to let his son take more power. 761:
servant in Prussia could find his duties precisely set out: a minister or councillor failing to attend a committee meeting, for example, would lose six months' pay; if he absented himself a second time, he would be discharged from the royal service. In short, Frederick William I concerned himself with every aspect of his country, ruling an
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The love and affection Frederick William had for his heir initially was soon soured due to their increasingly different personalities. Frederick William ordered Fritz to undergo a minimal education, live a simple Protestant lifestyle, and focus on the Army and statesmanship as he had. However, the
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could require his subjects to practice the Catholic faith, but Protestants had the right to emigrate to a Protestant state. Prussian commissioners accompanied 20,000 Protestants to their new homes on the other side of Germany. Frederick William I personally welcomed the first group of migrants and
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Frederick would also work to expand state income. He increased excise taxes, both on domestic and foreign goods, as well as subjecting the Prussian nobility to a land tax. He dictated the manual of Regulations for State Officials, containing 35 chapters and 297 paragraphs in which every public
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Although a highly effective ruler, Frederick William had a perpetually short temper which sometimes drove him to physically attack servants (or even his own children) with a cane at the slightest perceived provocation. His violent, harsh nature was further exacerbated by his inherited
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intellectual Fritz was more interested in music, books and French culture, which were forbidden by his father as decadent and unmanly. As Fritz's defiance for his father's rules increased, Frederick William would frequently beat or humiliate Fritz (he preferred his younger sibling
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Although the relationship between Frederick William and Frederick was clearly hostile, Frederick wrote in his memoirs that his father "penetrated and understood great objectives and knew the best interests of his country better than any minister or general."
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from 2 September to 19 November 1731 and exiled from court until February 1732, during which time he was rigorously schooled in matters of state. After achieving a measure of reconciliation, Frederick William had his son married to Princess
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Despite his effective rule, he had a harsh nature, exacerbated by his health issues. He engaged in colonial affairs, but prioritized military expansion over colonial investments. His notable decisions included selling
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devastated Prussia, the inefficiency and corruption of the king's favorite ministers and senior officials were highlighted. Frederick William with a party that formed at the court brought down the leading minister
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significantly. A believer in absolute monarchy, he focused on state development and financial reorganization, imposing taxes and stringent regulations on public servants. He made efforts to reduce
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Castle, the king's hunting lodge and garden, were his favourite place to stay and to indulge in hunting when he wanted to relax from his state duties, which he performed at the
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His father had successfully acquired the title of king for the Duchy of Prussia for which he had paid the high price of 2 million ducats to Emperor
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and his cronies, following an official investigation that exposed Wartenberg's huge-scale misappropriation and embezzlement. His close associate
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of his father. Rumors of the liaison spread in the court, and the "intimacy" between the two boys provoked the comments of his sister,
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The sons of Frederick William I and Sophia Dorothea; left to right Frederick, Ferdinand, Augustus William and Henry. Painting by
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His death in 1740 marked the end of a reign characterized by military and administrative reform. He was succeeded by his son,
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doubled in size and furnished at considerable expense. However, in doing so, he had largely ruined the state's finances.
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Today the castle, southeast of the Berlin city limits not far from Berlin Airport, is a museum of the
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and centralized his authority during his 27 years' reign, cementing Prussia as a regional power.
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Gothelf, Rodney. "Frederick William I and the beginnings of Prussian absolutism, 1713–1740." in
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and inefficiency in government. He initiated reforms, especially in the military, growing the
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On ascending the throne in 1713, Frederick William therefore dismissed his father's corrupt "
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Fann, Willerd R. "Peacetime Attrition in the Army of Frederick William I, 1713–1740."
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The Salzburg Transaction: Expulsion and Redemption in Eighteenth-Century Germany
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Slavery Hinterland: Transatlantic Slavery and Continental Europe, 1680–1850
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At age 16, Frederick seems to have embarked upon a youthful affair with
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Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Prince in Prussia
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King in Prussia (1740–1772); King of Prussia (1772–1786); married
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Frederick William died in 1740 at age 51 and was interred at the
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Portrait of Crown Prince Frederick William as David with a Sling
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great
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intervened, claiming that a prince could only be tried by the
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After the prince attempted to flee to England with his tutor,
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The administrative reforms of Frederick William I of Prussia
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Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
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Philippine Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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coast. More significantly, aided by his close friend
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itself. Frederick was imprisoned in the Fortress of
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Antoine Pesne
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Elector of Brandenburg
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Wilhelmine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

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