The great elector
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The great elector
（Profiles in power）
Longman, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
In this first biography in English for fifty years, Derek McKay avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead, he roots him firmly in his own time, a dynastic, protestant ruler like many another in Germany, but gifted with the toughness and opportunism to overcome the hostility of his local nobilities and of the surrounding great powers.
Table of Contents
Contents v Acknowledgements Chronology Chapter 1 The inheritance of the Great Elector Chapter 2 The beggarly elector, 1640-1648 Chapter 3 Frederick William's attempt to establish his authority Chapter r 4 A European prince, 1648-1660 Chapter 5 Brandenburg-Prussian society under the Great Elector Chapter 6 The mature ruler, 1660-1679 Chapter 7 Fiscal and military power Chapter 8 'The shrewdest fox in the Empire', 1660-1679 Chapter 9 The final years, 1679-1688 Chapter 10 The Great Elector Maps Family Tree Further Reading Index
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