How Did Prussia Become a Great Power? | Frederick the Great & Enlightened Despotism

From humble beginnings, the Kingdom of Prussia came to be synonymous with military might. Voltaire called it "the army with a state." Prussia's rise began with the union of Brandenburg and Ducal Prussia in 1618, but it didn't become a Great Power until over a century later. Under Frederick the Great, Prussia ballooned in size, but far from being a common warlord, 'Der alte Fritz' was a man of the Enlightenment who brought Prussia into the modern age.

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Lentin, Tony & Frederick II. Units 15-16 Frederick the Great, Letters and Documents. Milton Keynes: The Open University Press, 1979.