1618 |
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Hohenzollerns of Brandenberg (Prussia) acquire East Prussia |
1640 |
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Frederick, Great Elector of Brandenberg, expands Prussia |
1670 |
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Hanseatic League abandoned |
1701 |
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Frederick crowned King of Prussia |
1713 |
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Frederick William becomes next King of Prussia |
1740 |
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Frederick II (The Great) succedes to Prussian throne |
1756 |
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Seven Years' War - Prussia proves itself a major power |
1772 |
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Prussia annexes West Prussia from Poland |
1795 |
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Remainder of Poland divided between Prussia, Russia and Austria |
1806 |
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Prussians defeated by Napoleon at Jena |
1814 |
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Prussia obtains Saxony and Ruhr after Napoleon's defeat |
1862 |
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Otto von Bismark becomes First Minister of Prussia at its height |
1866 |
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Prussia captures Schleswig-Holstein from Denmark and Austria |
1870 |
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Prussia war against France culminates in Siege of Paris |