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In the year 1800, the Prussian government was a duchy in the Holy Roman Empire, with its king called King Frederick III of Prussia. The duchy was a form of government used since the creation of the Holy Roman Empire in the 900s, and had been in use in Prussia since the 1300s. In the year 1801, Prussia left the HRE. King Frederick decided a new government was needed because Prussia was not in the HRE. Frederick created an empire modeled on the Roman Province system. Frederick became the Emperor of Prussia, and divided the kingdom into six provinces: Brandenburg, Prussia, Pomerania, Silesia, Rhineland, and Poland. Frederick III controlled Brandenburg and the capital, Berlin, while his wife controlled the Province the Prussia, with her capital based at Danzig. Emperor Frederick gave control o

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  • In the year 1800, the Prussian government was a duchy in the Holy Roman Empire, with its king called King Frederick III of Prussia. The duchy was a form of government used since the creation of the Holy Roman Empire in the 900s, and had been in use in Prussia since the 1300s. In the year 1801, Prussia left the HRE. King Frederick decided a new government was needed because Prussia was not in the HRE. Frederick created an empire modeled on the Roman Province system. Frederick became the Emperor of Prussia, and divided the kingdom into six provinces: Brandenburg, Prussia, Pomerania, Silesia, Rhineland, and Poland. Frederick III controlled Brandenburg and the capital, Berlin, while his wife controlled the Province the Prussia, with her capital based at Danzig. Emperor Frederick gave control o
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  • In the year 1800, the Prussian government was a duchy in the Holy Roman Empire, with its king called King Frederick III of Prussia. The duchy was a form of government used since the creation of the Holy Roman Empire in the 900s, and had been in use in Prussia since the 1300s. In the year 1801, Prussia left the HRE. King Frederick decided a new government was needed because Prussia was not in the HRE. Frederick created an empire modeled on the Roman Province system. Frederick became the Emperor of Prussia, and divided the kingdom into six provinces: Brandenburg, Prussia, Pomerania, Silesia, Rhineland, and Poland. Frederick III controlled Brandenburg and the capital, Berlin, while his wife controlled the Province the Prussia, with her capital based at Danzig. Emperor Frederick gave control of the other provinces to four of his sons. Prince Charles received Poland, Prince Otto received Rhineland, Prince Ferdinand recieved Silesia, and Prince William received Pomerania. To decide the heir to the right of emperor, King Frederick would judge how well each prince controlled his province. Each prince had the right to hold 30,000 troops each, and Pomerania had the right to have 30 ships to protect it's coastline. Emperor Frederick III protected both the provinces of Prussia and Brandenburg with an army of about 100,000 men. Other generals protected other areas in Holstein. Each prince had to the right to tax the population and control trade in the region. However, no prince could maintain foreign relations, which only the Emperor and Empress were allowed to conduct. However, the system had some flaws. In 1801, when Prince Ferdinand of Silesia died, Emperor Frederick was busy focusing on an offensive in Denmark while helping Sweden in the Nordic War of 1800. Prince Charles of Poland decided to conquer the province and declare independence. This meant that any governor could not be trusted, and more limitations would have to be made.
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