1. HIST 2509 A History of Germany Lecture 5-1 The Rise of Prussia

2. Announcements 1)in-class test on Tuesday - more in second half of lecture -format, how to study, possible questions 2) I’ve streamlined the lecture skeletons

3. Prussian coat of arms

4. “Heil Preussen!” by Karl Arnold in Simplicissimus, 1932

6. Prussian coat of arms

7. Berlin Stadtschloss, 1950

8. I. The Age of Crisis (1560-1700) a)social, political, religious fragmentation -religious division permanent -political decentralization and power of local princes -search for order and harmony -new forms of allegiances -- absolutism

9. From the House of Askanien to Hohenzollern

10. -the Duchy of Prussia, surrounded by Poland -Cleve-Mark, subject to Dutch pressure -Mark Brandenburg, close to Swedish Pommerania

11. II. The Emergence of Prussia a) the Hohenzollern dynasty -Brandenburg, the Junkers=aristocratic land-holding elites b) territory -the Duchy of Prussia, surrounded by Poland -Cleve-Mark, subject to Dutch pressure -Mark Brandenburg, close to Swedish Pommerania *patchwork, artificial creation

12. III. Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Elector (r. 1640-1688) a) sustained the state 1) no natural boundaries 2) surrounded by power hungry neighbours 3) scattered geography

13. b) Consolidated power at home -emasculated the nobles -built infrastructure -supported the economy -imported middle class -- Hugenots in Potsdam c) Created mystique of rule -- absolute monarchy

14. IV.King Friedrich Wilhelm I (r. 1713-1740) -pietism -civil service and state bureaucracy, cameralism -army -rigid social order, letters between FWI and Prince Friedrich

15. V. Der alte Fritz (Old Fritz) Frederick the Great (r. 1740-1786) -mix of militarism, authoritarianism, and enlightenment

16. Sanssouci Palace Potsdam The Prussian Versailles

19. Recap 1)Prussia emerges as the one to watch in the 18th century 2) It does so via centralizing authority of the sovereign

20. Recap 3) This is accomplished via absolutist rule with a tinge of enlightened thinking. 4) It represents the modernization of rule -- statecraft, loyalty, institutions of governance. 5) Inherently militaristic??

21. Test: 2 sections: 1 1/2 hours -IDs: identify and give significance of terms and selections from readings -essay: choice 1 of 3

22. Ways to do well: -do the readings, re-read lecture skeletons/notes -ensure you have answered the question -- why? --and not just --what?-- for IDs -cite precise examples from the readings/lectures to support your claims -

23. **and, most importantly, in the essay make an argument/have a thesis! “I will argue that the lack of territorial boundaries, religious differences, and political decentralization delayed Germany’s emergence as a major European power.”