1st Edition
The Cultivation of Monarchy and the Rise of Berlin Brandenburg-Prussia 1700
438 Pages
by
Routledge
438 Pages
by
Routledge
438 Pages
by
Routledge
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The start of the eighteenth century witnessed the elevation of Prussia to monarchic status, a reflection of the rising importance of the Hohenzollern dynasty within the Empire as well as in Central Europe. In tandem with this, Berlin came to the fore as the capital city of Brandenburg, with the establishment there of the royal court. This volume makes available for the first time a selection of... Read more
Contents: Preface; The power of crowns: the Prussian coronation of 1701 in context, Karin Friedrich; The cultivation of monarchy, Sara Smart. Documents: Verse by Johann von Besser; Besser's description of the inauguration of the University of Halle (1694); Besser's description of the Berlin wedding of 1700; The founding of the Berlin Society of Sciences in 1700; Besser's History of the Coronation; Statutes of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle; John Toland's account of the court of Prussia (1702); Pontifical Mischief against the Crown in Prussia (1702); Royal Prussian precedence regulations (1705); Besser's The Triumph of Beauty over the Heroes - a court ballet and opera (1706); Christoph Count von Dohna's memoirs on the reign and court of Freidrich I; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Karin Friedrich is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Aberdeen, UK and Sara Smart is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Exeter, UK.
'Karin Friedrich and Sara Smart have compiled a treasure-trove of information on the Prussian monarchy's strategies of representation around 1700. In making it available to an Anglophone readership they have also successfully raised the profile of a court which has long been overshadowed by the likes of Vienna and Versailles.' English Historical Review
