Soldier King

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Soldier King is the moniker of Frederick William I of Prussia, the early 18th-century monarch renowned for transforming Prussia into a highly militarized and efficiently administered state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarch ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Preußen ⓘ
associatedWith rise of Prussia as a European power ⓘ
birthDate 1688-08-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Berlin ⓘ
burialPlace Garrison Church, Potsdam ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Berlin ⓘ
child Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia ⓘ
countryRuled Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
deathDate 1740-05-31 ⓘ
deathPlace Potsdam ⓘ
era Early 18th century ⓘ
father Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
house House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
implementedPolicy centralization of royal authority ⓘ
reform of tax system ⓘ
strengthening of bureaucracy ⓘ
increasedExpenditureOn military ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
creating a highly disciplined military state ⓘ
expansion of the Prussian army ⓘ
frugality and austerity at court ⓘ
militarization of Prussia ⓘ
language German ⓘ
militaryRank Commander-in-chief of the Prussian Army ⓘ
monarchOf Prussia ⓘ
mother Sophia Charlotte of Hanover ⓘ
nationality Prussian ⓘ
notableUnit Potsdam Giants ⓘ
predecessor Frederick I of Prussia ⓘ
promoted compulsory military service for nobility ⓘ
military drill and discipline ⓘ
reducedExpenditureOn court luxury ⓘ
refersTo Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
region Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
reignEnd 1740 ⓘ
reignStart 1713 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
spouse Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ⓘ
strengthenedInstitution Prussian Army ⓘ
Prussian civil service ⓘ
styleOfGovernment absolutist monarchy ⓘ
successor Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
title Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
King in Prussia ⓘ
linked to: King of Prussia

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