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Page 94
... Prussia , which was a Polish fief outside the Reich , in 1618. The union of Ducal Prussia with Brandenburg was fundamental to the rise of the Hohenzollern monarchy to the rank of a great power in Europe . John Sigismund's grandson ...
... Prussia , which was a Polish fief outside the Reich , in 1618. The union of Ducal Prussia with Brandenburg was fundamental to the rise of the Hohenzollern monarchy to the rank of a great power in Europe . John Sigismund's grandson ...
Page 97
... Prussian king joined her opponents . Fred- erick II the Great of Prussia at first offered Maria There- sa his help against her enemies if she would cede to him a part of Silesia to which Prussia had some claim by vir- tue of old ...
... Prussian king joined her opponents . Fred- erick II the Great of Prussia at first offered Maria There- sa his help against her enemies if she would cede to him a part of Silesia to which Prussia had some claim by vir- tue of old ...
Page 98
... Prussia rose to power . The following years , however , brought Prussia to the verge of disaster . While the French advanced as far as the Weser , Austrian and Russian armies together de- feated Frederick at Kunersdorf on August 12 ...
... Prussia rose to power . The following years , however , brought Prussia to the verge of disaster . While the French advanced as far as the Weser , Austrian and Russian armies together de- feated Frederick at Kunersdorf on August 12 ...
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