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Frederick William I is born.
On August 14, 1688, Frederick William I is born in Berlin Germany. -
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War of the Spanish Succession
The war shaped Frederick William I's future, which lead him to realize that the army was his vocation. -
Marriage
Frederick William, I married Sophia Dorothea. -
Military
Prussia's military totaled 38,000 soldiers, -
The new ruler of Prussia
Frederick William comes into power after the death of his father in 1713. -
Yearly Taxes
Frederick William I introduces a yearly tax system which replaced aristocracy’s feudal war service. -
Primary Education
Frederick William I institutes mandatory primary education. Due to the mass amount of illiterate subjects. -
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Swedish Pomerania
Frederick William I obtained Swedish Pomerania by the Treaty of Stockholm. -
Administration
Frederick William I centralized his administration under a general directory through which his ministers executed his orders. -
Recruitment for the military
The canton system of recruitment and replacement provided half of the manpower to Frederick Willaim I's army from the Prussian pesantry. -
Alliances
Relations with Austria and England calmed down. By 1739 Prussia has an alliance with France. -
Frederick William I had passed.
On May 31, 1740 Frederick William in Potsdam, Prussia at the age of 51.
