Carl von Clausewitz
His Early Years Carl von Clausewitz was born on 1 June 1780 in Burg, near Madgeburg. His father came from a pastor family and he...
June 10, 2019
Prussian History
5 Interesting Facts About the Hohenzollern Castle
1. Hohenzollern Castle has been privately owned by the Hohenzollern family for almost a thousand years now. Hohenzollern Castle is the dynastic home of the...
June 9, 2019
Prussian Army in the Napoleonic Wars
War of the Fourth Coalition After the embarrassing defeat it has faced against the French in the Revolutionary Wars, Kingdom of Prussia signed a...
June 3, 2019
A Short History of Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of the east Prussia and it was one of the most prominent cities in the history of Prussia in terms of...
May 30, 2019
Economy of Prussia
In 17th century, the Hohenzollern state did not have the fertile lands that its neighbors, such as Austria, Saxony or Bohemia, had. The eastern parts...
May 26, 2019
5 Interesting Facts About Charlottenburg Palace
1. The Palace was originally built for Queen Sophia Charlotte as a summer residence. In 1695, then Frederick III. of Brandenburg ordered the construction of...
May 18, 2019
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was born as the fourth of nine children to an artisan family in 22 March 1724. Although his pious family life didn’t help...
May 16, 2019
A Short History of Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital and most populous city in the state of Brandenburg. It borders directly with the capital Berlin to the northeast and belongs...
May 12, 2019
German Dualism
After the Thirty Years’ War (1618 – 1648), Brandenburg-Prussia was recovering from the war’s horrors with great pace thanks to the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm’s...
May 7, 2019
Kaiser Frederick III
Despite having the shortest reign among the German Emperors, Frederick has been a historical figure who draws interest even today, mainly because he is visibly...
April 28, 2019