Rise of Prussia Key Terms

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Hohenzollern
dynasty that rose to prominence in the HRE in the 15th and 16th centuries. Title of elector given to the family.
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Brandenburg
part of the HRE, ruled by the Hohenzollern family.
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Elector
title, gave the holder the privilege of being one of seven entitled to elect the Holy Roman emperor (electors had no real power).
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Frederick William
The Great elector, wanted to unify his three provinces (Brandenburg, Prussia, and scattered territories along the Rhine)
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Junkers
The nobility of Brandenburg and Prussia, who were reluctant allies of Frederick William in his consolidation of the Prussian state.
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Frederick III (I)
1701, son of Frederick William, aided Habsburgs in the War of Spanish succession, sickly, liked shopping, allowed to crown himself as King in Prussia.
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Frederick William I
“the soldiers king”’, son of Frederick III (I), fully established Prussian Absolutism and made Prussia a militarist state.
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Militarism
belief that the state should maintain capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.