WebJunker is derived from Middle High German Juncherre, meaning "young nobleman" or otherwise "young lord" (derivation of jung and Herr), and originally was the title of members of the higher edelfrei nobility without or before the accolade.It evolved to a general denotation of a young or lesser noble, often poor and politically insignificant, understood …

WebThe Prussian education system refers to the system of education established in Prussia as a result of educational reforms in the late 18th and early 19th century, which has had widespread influence since. The Prussian education system was introduced as a basic concept in the late 18th century and was significantly enhanced after Prussia's defeat in …

WebThe Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, German: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia.It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.. The Prussian Army had its roots in the core mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648. Elector Frederick …

WebHistory of the office. Under the Kingdom of Prussia the Minister President functioned as the chief minister of the King, and presided over the Landtag (the Prussian legislature established in 1848). After the unification of Germany in 1871 and until the collapse in 1918, the office of the Prussian Minister President was usually held by the Chancellor of the …

WebStoria. Gli Junker formavano un gruppo sociale ristretto e compatto, fortemente conservatore nelle abitudini comportamentali e nelle inclinazioni politiche. Esercitavano un ruolo di primo piano nella vita della Prussia dapprima e dell'Impero tedesco in seguito, fornendo i vertici militari e della burocrazia statale; fino alla metà del XIX secolo i loro …

WebBismarck was born in 1815 at Schönhausen, a noble family estate west of Berlin in Prussian Saxony.His father, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Bismarck (1771–1845), was a Junker estate owner and a former Prussian military officer; his mother, Wilhelmine Luise Mencken (1789–1839), was the well-educated daughter of a senior government official in Berlin.

WebOverview. Established in Prussia and the Polish Masovian Chełmno Land in the 13th century, the state expanded mostly as a result of the 13th-century Prussian Crusade against the pagan Baltic Prussians and the 14th-century invasions of neighboring Christian countries of Poland and Lithuania. The conquests were followed by German and Polish …

WebKönigsberg (German: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] (), lit. 'King's hill') was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia. A Baltic port city, it successively …

WebJunker (Danish: Junker, German: Junker, Dutch: Jonkheer, English: Yunker, Norwegian: Junker, Swedish: Junker Georgian: იუნკერი (Iunkeri)) is a noble honorific, derived from Middle High German Juncherre, meaning "young nobleman" or otherwise "young lord" (derivation of jung and Herr).The term is traditionally used throughout the German …

WebLa Prussia ricevette un colpo molto duro quando, il 20 luglio 1932, il cancelliere Franz von Papen esautorò il governo socialdemocratico prussiano (Otto Braun e Carl Severing) nominandosi commissario.Questo atto passò alla storia come Preußenschlag ("colpo (di Stato) prussiano"). Il 17 luglio si erano verificati cruenti scontri fra SA e comunisti ad Altona.