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  1. Prussian Academy

    Prussian Academy may refer to Prussian Academy of the Arts , now the Akademie der K nste, Berlin Prussian Academy of Sciences Prussian Military Academy disambig ...   more details



  1. Prussian Academy of Arts

    , whilst the Academy s Senate became Prussia s arts council . Name changes 1696 1704 Academie der Mahl , Bild und Baukunst Academy of the Art of Painting, Pictorial Art and Architecture 1704 1790 K niglich Preussische Akademie der K nste und mechanischen Wissenschaften Royal Prussian Academy of Arts ... zu Berlin Royal Academy of Visual Arts and Mechanical Sciences at Berlin 1809 1875 K niglich Preussische Akademie der K nste Royal Prussian Academy of Arts 1875 1882 K niglich Preussische Akademie der K nste zu Berlin Royal Prussian Academy of Arts at Berlin 1882 1918 K nigliche Akademie der K nste zu Berlin Royal Academy of Arts at Berlin 1918 1926 Akademie der K nste zu Berlin Academy of Arts at Berlin 1926 1931 Preu ische Akademie der K nste zu Berlin Prussian Academy of Arts at Berlin 1931 1945 Preussische Akademie der K nste Prussian Academy of Arts at Berlin History Kathe Kollwitz became the first woman elected to the Prussian Academy but was expelled from the academy in 1933 because ...Expand German Preu ische Akademie der K nste date May 2010 Incomplete date July 2010 Image Academy of the Arts, Berlin 1908.jpg thumb The old Preu ische Akademie der K nste in 1908. For the modern institution, see Akademie der K nste . The Prussian Academy of Arts Preu ische Akademie der K nste was an art school set up in Berlin , Electorate of Brandenburg Brandenburg , in 1694 1696 by prince elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia , and later king in Kingdom of Prussia Prussia . It had a decisive influence on art and its development in the German speaking world throughout its existence. It dropped Prussian from its name in 1945 and was finally disbanded in 1955 after ... the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome and the Institut de France Acad mies Royales in Paris, the Prussian Academy of Art was the oldest institution of its kind in Europe, with a similar foundational mission ... in London, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm or the Russian Academy of Sciences ...   more details



  1. Prussian Military Academy

    Image Berlin Kriegsakademie Fassade Unter den Linden.jpg thumb 250px Facade of 74 Unter den Linden , constructed 1845 25 by Karl Friedrich Schinkel when it was the United Artillery and Engineering School Image Berlin Kriegsakademie Fassade Dorotheenstrasse ZfB.jpg thumb 250px Facade of 58 59 Dorotheenstra e designed by Franz Schwechten 1883 Image Berlin Kriegsministerium Lageplan ZfB.jpg thumb 250px Lageplan der Kriegsakademie mit dem Lehrgeb ude an der Dorotheenstra e und dem aufgrund der vornehmen Lage 1878 79 zu Dienstwohnungen umgebauten Teil Unter den Linden The Prussian Military Academy lang de Preu ische Kriegsakademie or Prussian War Academy was the military academy and staff college of the Kingdom of Prussia . Founded by Gerhard von Scharnhorst in Berlin on October 15, 1810, it was restructured after World War I and dissolved following World War II . Its building on Unter den Linden 1845 25 was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel . Graduating from the academy was a prerequisite for appointment to the Prussian General Staff later the German General Staff . Carl von Clausewitz was one of its first students in 1801, while other attendees included Field Marshals Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz von Steinmetz , Helmuth von Moltke the Elder von Moltke , and Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal von Blumenthal in the 1820s and 1830s. US Army Colonel Albert C Wedemeyer was the only US Army officer to be graduated from the War Academy, shortly before the outbreak of World War II. See also Command and General Staff College United States Staff College, Camberley United Kingdom General Staff Academy Imperial Russia General Staff Academy Imperial Russia Army War College Japan Army War College Imperial Japan cole Sup rieure de Guerre France List of government run higher level national military academies coord 52 31 03 N 13 22 53 E region DE BE type edu source dewiki display title Category Staff colleges Category 1810 establishments Category Military academies of Germany Category Mil ...   more details



  1. Prussian Naval Academy

    of the modern Prussian Navy . Bille resigned from Prussian service on 3 May 1838 because he had ... Category Prussian Navy de Preu ische Marineakademie ...   more details



  1. Prussian Academy of Sciences

    The Prussian Academy of Sciences lang de Preu ische Akademie der Wissenschaften was an academy established in Berlin on 11 July 1700, four years after the Akademie der K nste or Arts Academy , to which Berlin Academy may also refer. Origins Prince elector Frederick I of Prussia Frederick III of Brandenburg founded the academy under the name of Kurf rstlich Brandenburgische Societ t der Wissenschaften ... president. Unlike other academies, the Prussian Academy was not directly funded out of the state treasury ... , the academy was renamed K niglich Preu ische Soziet t der Wissenschaften Royal Prussian Society of Sciences . While other academies focused on a few topics, the Prussian Academy was the first to teach both sciences and humanities. In 1710, the academy statute was set, dividing the academy in two ... Frederick II of Prussia Frederick II Frederick the Great saw major changes to the academy. In 1744 ... der Wissenschaften Royal Academy of Sciences . An obligation from the new statute were public calls for ideas on unsolved scientific questions with a monetary reward for solutions. The academy acquired ... notes that before Frederick came to the throne in 1740, the Academy was overshadowed by similar bodies ... Immanuel Kant , Jean D Alembert , Pierre Louis de Maupertuis , and Etienne de Condillac . However the Academy ..., Dec 1990, Vol. 28 Issue 4, pp 333 364 ref By 1789, however, the academy had gained an international ... in Berlin which would have been censored elsewhere in Europe. ref Hans Aarsleff, The Berlin Academy ... 19th century Beginning in 1815, research businesses led by academy committees such as the Greek Roman Archeology Committee or the Oriental Committee were founded at the academy. They employed mostly ... , the academy was subject to the Gleichschaltung Jew ish employees and members were expelled. The new academy statute went in effect on 8 June 1939, reorganizing the academy according to the F hrerprinzip ... reorganized the academy under the name of Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften German Academy of Sciences ...   more details



  1. Prussian Union

    The Prussian Union may refer to The Prussian Confederation , a league of cities formed in 1440 to resist taxes levied by the Teutonic Order The Prussian Union Evangelical Christian Church , a merger of Prussia s Lutheran and Reformed churches announced in 1817 disambig ...   more details



  1. Prussian blue

    about the pigment the musical duo Prussian Blue Chembox Verifiedfields changed verifiedrevid 464375726 ImageFile Prussian blue.jpg ImageFile Ref Chemboximage correct ?? ImageSize 220 ImageName Sample of prussian ... MSDS prussian blue Section5 Chembox Related OtherCations Potassium ferrocyanide br Sodium ferrocyanide Prussian blue is a dark blue pigment with the idealized chemical formula formula iron Fe sub 7 sub carbon C nitrogen N sub 18 sub . Another name for the color Prussian blue is Berlin blue or, in painting ... s. Prussian blue was one of the first synthetic pigments. It is employed as a very fine colloidal dispersion ... blue in blueprint s. In medicine, Prussian blue is used as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisoning caesium and thallium . Prussian blue lent its name to prussic acid .... History Prussian blue Fe sub 4 sub Fe CN sub 6 sub sub 3 sub was probably synthesized for the first ... of prussian blue in paintings format PDF author Jens Bartoll journal 9th International Conference on NDT ... article in German ref and the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Gottfried ... of the first known publication of Prussian blue in the paper Notitia Coerulei Berolinensis ... about 1701. In 1731, Georg Ernst Stahl published an account of the first synthesis of Prussian blue ... 15 17 trans title Preparation of Prussian blue sent from Germany to John Woodward... doi 10.1098 ... Press, 2008 , http www.gutenberg e.org lowengard C Chap32.html Chapter 23 Prussian Blue . ref ... , Potsdam is the oldest known painting where Prussian blue was used. Around 1710, painters at the Prussian court were already using the pigment. At around the same time, Prussian blue arrived in Paris .... ref J.Bartoll, B. Jackisch, M. Most, E. Wenders de Calisse, C. M. Vogtherr Early Prussian ... right thumb The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai , a famous artwork which makes extensive use of Prussian blue. This Prussian blue pigment is significant since it was the first stable and relatively ...   more details



  1. Prussian Army

    school, the later Prussian War Academy , in Berlin in 1810. Scharnhorst advocated adopting the lev e ... Attack of Prussian Infantry, 4 June 1745 , by Carl R chling . The Royal Prussian Army lang de K niglich ... Prussia as a European power. The Prussian Army had its roots in the meager mercenary forces ... Prussian troops to victory during the 18th century Silesian Wars and increased the prestige of the Kingdom ... of Gerhard von Scharnhorst , Prussian reformers began modernizing the Prussian Army, which contributed ... of the conservative Prussian government. The Prussian Army was successful in 19th century wars against Second Schleswig War Denmark , Austro Prussian War Austria and Franco Prussian War France , allowing Prussia to Unification of Germany unify Germany and create the German Empire in 1871. The Prussian ... although a minor battle, it brought fame to the Brandenburg Prussian army and gave Frederick William ... at court, a style henceforth imitated by the rest of the Prussian court and his royal successors ... . His friend, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt Dessau , served as the royal drill sergeant for the Prussian Army. Leopold introduced the iron ramrod , increasing Prussian firepower, and the slow march ... enrollment in the officer corps to Germans and compelled the Junkers, the Prussian aristocracy ... 300px Storming of the breach by Prussian troops during the Battle of Leuthen , 1757, by Carl R chling ... king retreated from the battle, the Prussian Army achieved victory over Habsburg Monarchy Austria ... Schwerin Schwerin . The Prussian cavalry under Adolf Friedrich von der Schulenburg Schulenburg had performed ... Zieten Zieten were also expanded. These changes led to a Prussian victory at Battle of Chotusitz Chotusitz ... of the Prussian Army. Austria tried to reclaim Silesia in the Second Silesian War. Although successful ... 1745 . The Prussian cavalry excelled during the battle, especially the Zieten Hussars . For his great ..., at Battle of Rossbach Rossbach , where the Prussian cavalry of Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz ...   more details



  1. Prussian deportations

    File Prussian deportations.PNG thumb 380px right Prussian deportations as shown on a contemporary painting by Konstanty G rski 1868 1934 The Prussian deportations or Prussian expulsions , lang pl rugi pruskie were mass expulsions of ethnic Poles and, to a lesser extent, History of the Jews in Poland Jews from Prussia in between 1885 1890. More than 30,000 Poles with Austrian or Russian citizenship were deported from the partitions of Poland Prussian part of divided Poland to the respective Habsburg monarchy Austrian and Russian Empire Russian occupation zones. The deportations were carried out in an inhumane way, and were based on ethnic discrimination principles. The county wide expulsion was condemned by the Polish public as well as the federal German parliament. The expulsion also contributed to the worsening of the German Russian relations. In the aftermath, Poles without German citizenship were again allowed to work and reside in the German Empire in all seasons but the winter. The expulsion order of 1885 and its implementation Agriculture in the eastern provinces of Prussia was to a high .... III 1850 1864 1918, Part 2 1850 1864 1900, edited by Polska Akademia Nauk Polish Academy of Sciences , Pa stwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Warsaw 1967, p. 684. ref The order was executed upon all non Prussian citizens regardless of their long term residence or previous service in the Prussian Army , and despite ... of voices. ref name feldman323 Nevertheless the parliamentary resolution was ignored by the Prussian ... political forces of anti Polish orientation were represented much more strongly in the Prussian ... the policy of the Prussian government had to be softened. In 1890 a new order was issued to allow employment ... Silesia n industry, which used to disobey the order frequently with the silent tolerance of Prussian ... at best. ref Stefan Kieniewicz, op. cit., p. 373. ref Until today, the rugi pruskie or the Prussian ... Otto von Bismarck Poland Prussia German Empire DEFAULTSORT Prussian Deportations Category 1880s Category ...   more details



  1. Prussian S 3

    Infobox German Railway Vehicle Farbe1 000000 Farbe2 FFFFFF Baureihe Prussian S 3 br DRG Class 13.0 Abbildung Prussian S3 steam locomotive.jpg Name Prussian S3 photographed in 1895 at Berlin Charlottenburg Nummerierung DRG 13 002 028 Hersteller Hanomag Baujahre 1893 1904 Ausmusterung 1927 Anzahl 1027 Achsformel Wheel arrangement 4 4 0 Gattung S 24.16 Spurweite 1,435 mm Treibraddurchmesser 1,980 mm VorneLaufraddurchmesser 1,000 mm HintenLaufraddurchmesser AussenLaufraddurchmesser InnenLaufraddurchmesser Laufraddurchmesser Anfahrzugkraft Beschleunigung Leistungskennziffer H chstgeschwindigkeit 100 km h L nge berKupplung L nge berPuffer 17,561 mm L nge H he Breite Drehzapfenabstand AchsabstandDerFahrgestelle ... Zylinderdruck Tenderbauart Prussian 3 T 15 br Prussian 2 2 T 16 20 21,5 DienstmasseTender Wasser 15.0 16.0 20.0 21.5 m Brennstoff The Prussian Class S 3 s were saturated steam locomotives developed by Hanomag for the Prussian state railways and were built from 1893. Design They were a further development of the Prussian S 2 S 2 and used the same boiler . The S stood for Schnellzuglokomotive ... wheels dubbed the Prussian P 4 P4 class. Another 40 examples went to the Imperial Railways in Alsace ... State Railways see Oldenburg S 3 . Image Prussian steam locomotive S 3 Stettin 9.jpg left ... Whilst the Deutsche Reichsbahn still listed 451 Prussian S 3 engines in its DRG renumbering plan 1923 ... 13.0 with operating numbers 13 002 028. Locomotive 13 001 was not an S 3, but a Prussian S 2 converted ... . The locomotives were equipped with Prussian 3 T 15, 2 2 T 16, 2 2 T 20 and 2 2 T 21.5 tender locomotive tenders . See also List of DRG locomotives and railbuses Prussian state railways List of Prussian locomotives and railbuses List of preserved steam locomotives in Germany Sources Christopher ... category Prussian S 3 There is a relevant English language forum at http germanrail.8.forumer.com index.php Railways of Germany Prussian locomotives DEFAULTSORT Prussian S 03 Category 4 4 0 locomotives ...   more details



  1. Prussian S 4

    Infobox German Railway Vehicle Farbe1 000000 Farbe2 FFFFFF Baureihe Prussian S 4 br DRG Class 13.5 Abbildung Prussian S 4.jpg Name Nummerierung DRG 13 501 504 Hersteller Borsig , Henschel , Linke Hofmann Busch Linke Hofmann , Maschinenbauanstalt Humboldt Humboldt Baujahre 1902 1909 Ausmusterung 1927 Anzahl 104 Achsformel Gattung S 24.16 Spurweite 1,435 mm Treibraddurchmesser 1,980 mm VorneLaufraddurchmesser 1,000 mm HintenLaufraddurchmesser AussenLaufraddurchmesser InnenLaufraddurchmesser Laufraddurchmesser Anfahrzugkraft Beschleunigung Leistungskennziffer H chstgeschwindigkeit 100 km h L nge berKupplung L nge berPuffer 18,210 mm L nge H he Breite Drehzapfenabstand AchsabstandDerFahrgestelle FesterRadstand Gesamtradstand RadstandMitTender Leermasse Dienstmasse 50.2 t DienstmasseMitTender Reibungsmasse 31.9 t Radsatzfahrmasse 16.0 t Antrieb Geschwindigkeitsmesser Steuerung bersetzungsstufen Kupplungstyp Bremsen Zusatzbremse Feststellbremse Zugheizung Lokbremse Zugbremse Zugsicherung Halbmesser Besonderheiten Anmerkung Data for production series Wheel arrangement 4 4 0 Bauart 2 B h2 Zylinderanzahl 2 Zylinderdurchmesser 540 mm NDZylinderdurchmesser HDZylinderdurchmesser Kolbenhub 600 ... 15.0 16.0 m Brennstoff The Prussian S 4 s were German superheated express steam locomotives with the Prussian ... an evolutionary development of the Prussian S 3 . The first locomotive was built in 1898 as a modified ... in favour of the Prussian S 6 . Up to 1906 a smokebox superheater was installed after then smoke ... were equipped with tender rail tender s of Prussian classes pr 2 2 T 16, pr 3 T 13 and pr 3 T 15. See also Prussian state railways List of DRG locomotives and railcars List of Prussian locomotives and railcars External links Commons category Prussian S 4 There is a relevant English language forum at http germanrail.8.forumer.com index.php Railways of Germany Prussian locomotives DEFAULTSORT Prussian S 04 Category 4 4 0 locomotives Category Locomotives of Prussia S 04 de Preu ische S 4 ...   more details



  1. Prussian reforms

    of the Prussian state. Image F rst Hardenberg.jpg thumb left Karl August von Hardenberg. The Prussian reforms were a series of constitutional, administrative, social and economic reforms ... a reaction to the Prussian defeat by Napoleon I at battle Jena Auerstedt in 1806, leading to the Treaties ... Prussia in 1807 Prussia s position in Europe Image Preussen 1806.jpg thumb Map showing Prussian ... had reached as far as the Prussian frontier by the time Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III ... Kingdom of Westphalia , to which Napoleon annexed the Prussian territories west of the river Elbe .... In the 18th century the Prussian state had been the model of enlightened despotism for the rest ... after the defeat by France. However, Frederick William III saw that the Prussian state and Prussian ... tried to reform a political system without losing sight of the Prussian unity shaken by the defeat ... s work and presented on 12 September 1807. It bore the title On the reorganisation of the Prussian ... developed ideas on the overall organisation of the Prussian state that were different to those of his ... before the law. The government s main policy aim was to make it possible to liberate Prussian ... domestic policy. ref name p453 fr icon Joseph Rovan, op. cit. , p.453. ref The Prussian subject had ... were factors in the liberalisation of the Prussian economy. ref de icon Otto B sch Karl Erich, Handbuch der preussischen Geschichte , Berlin, 1992, p.21. ref In this respect, the Prussian reforms ... and imposed free competition. The Prussian reforms relied on the economic liberalism of Adam Smith ... reformers. The Prussian reformers did not actively seek to encourage Prussian industry, which was then under ... and the state. Before 1806, there was not really a single Prussian state, but a multiplicity ... political councillors. Bureaucracy and leadership The start of the Stein era saw the unification of the Prussian ... was created. This was done by replacing Prussian absolutism with a double domination of king ...   more details



  1. Prussian S 9

    Infobox German Railway Vehicle Baureihe Prussian S 8, S 9 br DRG Class 14.0 Farbe1 000000 Farbe2 FFFFFF Abbildung Preussische S5 Altona 561.jpg Name Nummerierung DRG 14 001, 002, 031 Hersteller Hanomag Baujahre 1908ff. Ausmusterung 1926 Anzahl 99, 2 were S8 s Achsformel Wheel arrangement 4 4 2 locomotive 4 4 2 Bauart S 8 2 B1 h4v br S 9 2 B1 n4v Gattung S 8 S 2 5 h4v br S 9 S 2 5 n4v Spurweite 1,435 mm Treibraddurchmesser VorneLaufraddurchmesser 1,000 mm HintenLaufraddurchmesser 1,250 mm AussenLaufraddurchmesser InnenLaufraddurchmesser Laufraddurchmesser Anfahrzugkraft Beschleunigung Leistungskennziffer H chstgeschwindigkeit 110 km h L nge berKupplung L nge berPuffer 21,860 mm L nge 13,110 mm excl. tender H he Breite Drehzapfenabstand AchsabstandDerFahrgestelle FesterRadstand Gesamtradstand 10,750 mm RadstandMitTender Leermasse 68.0 t Dienstmasse 74.7 t DienstmasseMitTender Reibungsmasse 33.0 t Radsatzfahrmasse 16.5 t Antrieb Geschwindigkeitsmesser Steuerung bersetzungsstufen Kupplungstyp Bremsen Zusatzbremse Feststellbremse Zugheizung Lokbremse Zugbremse Zugsicherung Halbmesser Besonderheiten Anmerkung Zylinderanzahl 4 Zylinderdurchmesser NDZylinderdurchmesser 580 mm HDZylinderdurchmesser 380 mm Kolbenhub 600 mm Kuppelraddurchmesser 1,980 mm Kessel Kessell nge Kesseldruck 14 bar ... Wasser 21.5 30.0 31.5 m Brennstoff The Prussian S 9 was an express steam locomotive with the Prussian ... had a very powerful boiler and, at 4 m , the largest grate area of any Prussian steam locomotive ... locomotive, the Prussian S 6 . Nevertheless the S 9 initially formed the backbone of express train ... were equipped with Prussian tender rail tender s of classes pr 2 2 T 21.5, pr 2 2 T 30 und pr 2 2 T 31.5. See also Prussian state railways List of Prussian locomotives and railcars External links Commons category Prussian S 9 There is a relevant English language forum at http germanrail.8.forumer.com index.php Railways of Germany Prussian locomotives DEFAULTSORT Prussian S 09 Category ...   more details



  1. Prussian vereinsthaler

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Vereinsthaler was the currency of Prussia between 1857 and 1873. It replaced the Prussian thaler Thaler at par and was replaced by the German gold mark Mark at a rate of 1 Vereinsthaler 3 Mark. The Vereinsthaler was subdivided into 30 Silbergroschen , each of 12 pfennig Pfenninge . Thaler DEFAULTSORT Prussian Vereinsthaler Category Currencies of Germany Category 1857 establishments Category 1873 disestablishments Category 19th century in economics Category History of Prussia Money unit stub Germany hist stub ms Vereinsthaler Prusia ...   more details



  1. Prussian T 10

    Infobox German Railway Vehicle Baureihe Prussian T 10 br DRG Class 76 Farbe1 000000 Farbe2 FFFFFF Abbildung Name Nummerierung DRG 76 001 011 br OHE 76 091 096 Hersteller Borsig Baujahre 1909ff. Ausmusterung 1964 Anzahl 12 Achsformel Wheel arrangement 4 6 0 Bauart 2 C h2t Gattung Spurweite 1,435 mm Treibraddurchmesser 1,750 mm VorneLaufraddurchmesser 1,000 mm HintenLaufraddurchmesser AussenLaufraddurchmesser InnenLaufraddurchmesser Laufraddurchmesser Anfahrzugkraft Beschleunigung Leistungskennziffer H chstgeschwindigkeit 100 km h L nge berKupplung L nge berPuffer 11,800 mm L nge H he Breite Drehzapfenabstand AchsabstandDerFahrgestelle FesterRadstand Gesamtradstand RadstandMitTender Leermasse Dienstmasse 76.1 t DienstmasseMitTender Reibungsmasse 48.7 t Radsatzfahrmasse 16.3 t Antrieb Geschwindigkeitsmesser Steuerung bersetzungsstufen Kupplungstyp Bremsen Zusatzbremse Feststellbremse Zugheizung Lokbremse Zugbremse Zugsicherung Halbmesser Besonderheiten Anmerkung Zylinderanzahl 2 Zylinderdurchmesser 575 mm NDZylinderdurchmesser HDZylinderdurchmesser Kolbenhub 630 mm Kuppelraddurchmesser Kessel Kessell nge Kesseldruck 12 bar AnzahlHeizrohre AnzahlRauchrohre Heizrohrl nge Rostfl che 1.85 m Strahlungsheizfl che Rohrheizfl che berhitzerfl che 39.20 m Verdampfungsheizfl che 134.33 m IndizierteLeistung 647 kW Steuerungsart Zylinderdruck Tenderbauart DienstmasseTender Wasser Brennstoff The Prussian Class T 10 s were tank locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways . They were procured for duties between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden between 1909 and 1912. This 41  km long route between the two termini was to be worked without turning the locomotive. Because the engine tended ... from the Prussian P 6 and the running gear and transmission mechanics drive from the Prussian ... OHE . No examples of the DRG Class 76 have been saved. See also Prussian state railways List of Prussian ... index.php Railways of Germany Prussian locomotives Category 4 6 0T locomotives ...   more details



  1. Prussian Homage

    Unreferenced date November 2008 Image Prussian Homage.jpg 360px thumb Prussian Homage painting The Prussian Homage by Jan Matejko Image Prussian Homage Stanczyk.jpg thumb A pensive Sta czyk in a detail of Matejko s The Prussian Homage The Prussian Homage or Tribute lang de Preu ische Huldigung lang pl ho d pruski was the formal Investiture investment of Albert of Prussia as duke of the Poland Polish fief of Duchy of Prussia Ducal Prussia . In the aftermath of the armistice ending the Polish Teutonic War 1519 1521 Polish Teutonic War Albert, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and a member of the House of Hohenzollern , visited Martin Luther at Wittenberg and soon thereafter became sympathetic to Protestantism . On April 10, 1525, two days after signing of the Treaty of Krak w , in the market of the Polish capital Krak w , Albert resigned his position as Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights to become a Lutheranism Lutheran and received the title Duke of Prussia from his uncle King Zygmunt I the Old of Poland. In a deal partially brokered by Luther, the Duchy of Prussia became the first Protestant state, anticipating the Peace of Augsburg of 1555. Nevertheless investiture of Protestant fief of Duchy of Prussia was better for Poland for geostrategic reasons than Catholic fief of State of Teutonic Order in Prussia, formally subjected to the Holy Roman Emperor and Papacy . Category 1525 in Europe Category Ceremonies Category History of Poland 1385 1569 Category History of Krak w Category History of Prussia Category Germany Poland relations Germany hist stub Poland hist stub de Preu ische Huldigung pl Ho d pruski ...   more details



  1. Prussian Guelders

    Prussian Guelders or Prussian G u elderland lang nl Pruisisch Gelre lang de Preu isch Geldern was the part of the Duchy of Guelders ruled by the Kingdom of Prussia from 1713. Its capital was Geldern . The Upper Guelders Upper Quarter of the Duchy of Guelders was part of the Enlightenment Spain Spanish ruled Southern Netherlands by the end of the 17th century. In the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht during the War of the Spanish Succession , the Upper Quarter was partitioned between the Dutch Republic , Habsburg Monarchy Austria , and Prussia. Besides Geldern, other towns in the Prussian duchy were Horst aan de Maas Horst , Venray , and Viersen , the latter of which was an exclave surrounded by the Duchy of J lich . Prussian Guelders was part of the Lower Rhenish Westphalian Circle within the Holy Roman Empire . Prussian Guelders was occupied by Revolutionary France in 1794 and later annexed into the First French Empire as part of the Roer department Roer Department . After the Napoleonic Wars , the western regions became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands , while the eastern regions, such as Geldern and Viersen, were made part of the new Prussian province of J lich Cleves Berg . These latter regions, until then linguistically and culturally Netherlands Dutch , rapidly became Germanization germanized . References http www.hoeckmann.de deutschland limburgkarte.htm Historical Map of Limburg 1789 Territories and provinces of Prussia coord missing North Rhine Westphalia Category 1713 establishments in Prussia Category 1794 disestablishments Category Duchy of Guelders Category Subdivisions of Prussia Guelders Category War of the Spanish Succession Category History of North Rhine Westphalia Germany hist stub Netherlands hist stub nl Pruisisch Opper Gelre ro Geldern Prusac ...   more details



  1. Prussian T 14.1

    Infobox German Railway Vehicle Baureihe Prussian T 14.1 , W rttemberg T 14 br DRG Class 93.5 12 br DB Class 093, DR Class 93.1 6 Farbe1 000000 Farbe2 FFFFFF Abbildung Name Nummerierung DRG 93 501 1261 Hersteller Baujahre 1918 1924 Ausmusterung 1972 Anzahl 768 Wheel arrangement 2 8 2 T Achsformel 1 D1 Bauart Gattung Spurweite 1,435 mm Treibraddurchmesser 1,350 mm VorneLaufraddurchmesser 1,000 mm HintenLaufraddurchmesser 1,000 mm AussenLaufraddurchmesser InnenLaufraddurchmesser Laufraddurchmesser Anfahrzugkraft Beschleunigung Leistungskennziffer H chstgeschwindigkeit 70 km h L nge berKupplung L nge berPuffer 14,500 mm L nge H he Breite Drehzapfenabstand AchsabstandDerFahrgestelle FesterRadstand Gesamtradstand RadstandMitTender Leermasse Dienstmasse 101.0 t DienstmasseMitTender Reibungsmasse 67.9 t Radsatzfahrmasse 17.9 t Antrieb Geschwindigkeitsmesser Steuerung bersetzungsstufen Kupplungstyp Bremsen Zusatzbremse Feststellbremse Zugheizung Lokbremse Zugbremse Zugsicherung Halbmesser Besonderheiten Anmerkung Zylinderanzahl Zylinderdurchmesser 600 mm NDZylinderdurchmesser HDZylinderdurchmesser ... DienstmasseTender Wasser Brennstoff The Prussian Class T 14.1 was a German 2 8 2 T, goods train, tank locomotive operated by the Prussian state railways and the Royal W rttemberg State Railways ... as DRG Class 93.5 12 . Compared with the Prussian T 14 the axle load on the trailing wheels ... via Stuttgart to Ludwigsburg . They were based on the Prussian T 14.1 and differed only in a few details from their prototype. In all 729 vehicles were procured between 1918 and 1924 for the Prussian state railways and the Prussian Reichsbahndirektion railway divisions of the Deutsche Reichsbahn ... Steam Locomotive Museum at Neuenmarkt Wirsberg and is currently being restored there. See also Prussian state railways List of Prussian locomotives and railcars External links http www.dampflokmuseum.de ... at http germanrail.8.forumer.com index.php Railways of Germany Prussian locomotives Category 2 8 ...   more details



  1. Prussian T 5

    The Prussian state railways grouped a variety of different types of passenger tank locomotive into its Prussian Class T 5 . Several examples of the sub classes T 5.1 and T 5.2 transferred into the Deutsche Reichsbahn as DRG Classes 71.0 and 72.0 . Prussian T 5.1 No less than 309 Class T 5.1 engines, which had a 2 4 2 T Whyte notation wheel arrangement , were built by Henschel Werke Henschel from 1895 to 1905. They were initially procured for the Berlin Stadtbahn routes, in order to replace the older 2 4 0 T and 0 4 2T locomotives which were no longer powerful enough. Later, they were also given to many other Eisenbahndirektion railway divisions . Another 20 locomotives went into the Grand Duchy ... not carry those numbers. There are no surviving examples of the Prussian Class T 5.1. Prussian T 5.2 The locomotives of Prussian Class T 5.2 also known as the Wannsee Variant were built by the firms ... of the Deutsche Reichsbahn GDR Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany until 1955. No examples of the Prussian Class T 5.2 locomotive have survived. Prussian T 5.2 Superheated The superheated variant of the Prussian T 5.was the first superheated tank locomotive in the Prussian state railways. They were ... by Henschel. They were not taken into Deutsche Reichsbahn Reichsbahn service. 0 6 0T Prussian T 5 of the Main Neckar Railway The Prussian T 5 locomotives for the Main Neckar Railway , that went into Prussian ... Prussian Class T 5 have been preserved. 2 6 0T Prussian T 5 of the Main Neckar Railway In addition to the 0 6 0T locomotives, four 2 6 0T engines from the Main Neckar Railway also entered the Prussian ... they were numbered as Mainz 6691 6694 . Prussian T 5 of the Lower Elbe Railway The T 5s of the Lower ... background 000000 Prussian T 5 width 10 style color ffffff background 000000 width 15 style color ... area 95.09 m 100.68 m 109.40 m 96.40 m 106.00 m 110.8 m See also Prussian state railways List of Prussian ... www.ruciane nida.org kmk viewtopic.php?t 318 Prussian locomotives DEFAULTSORT Prussian T 05 Category ...   more details



  1. Prussian Navy

    on its Prussian Army land power , and never sought a similar power at sea. Yet historically there were always Prussian naval forces lang de Preu ische Marine , beginning in the days when Prussia meant .... The 18th century The Prussian kings of the 18th century had little interest in maintaining their own ..., Prussia had to concentrate its military preparations on the Prussian Army army . Besides this, the kingdom ... 2005, ISBN 3 486 57674 7 German ref Even so, the Prussian monarch wanted to take part in international ... Seehandlung roughly translated as Prussian Maritime Enterprise . The 19th century Image War Ensign of Prussia 1816 .svg thumb Prussian War Ensign After the end of the Napoleonic Wars , Prussia ... of a Ship transport merchant fleet than on a navy. In this connection, the Prussian Maritime ... the Prussian war ensign . This protective fleet existed until around 1850. One of the first to work for the development of a Prussian Navy was Prince Adalbert of Prussia . He had made a number of journeys ... of 1848 , Adalbert was able to resume his plans for the establishment of a Prussian Navy ..., one could find Prussian corvette s and frigate s upon all the world s seas. Besides Prince Adalbert, other important figures of this early period were Prussian naval officers Karl Rudolf Brommy ... Bild134 B0335, Fregatte Thetis vor Anker.jpg thumb left Prussian warship, circa 1867 At the same ..., the Prussian Navy had already ceased to exist. After the Austro Prussian War the German War of 1866, the North German states had allied under Prussian leadership as the North German Confederation . Out of the Prussian Navy grew the Navy of the North German Confederation Norddeutsche Bundesmarine , which after the Franco Prussian War changed its name again to became the Imperial Navy Kaiserliche ... land power, its rise and fall were closely bound up with the destiny of the Brandenburger Prussian ..., an act which would have been unthinkable for the Prussian Army . The Navy was handed over first ...   more details



  1. Prussian Lithuanians

    Multiple issues original research November 2007 citecheck January 2008 Infobox Ethnic group group Prussian ... , Germans The term Prussian Lithuanians or Lietuvininkai ref lt icon cite web url http www.culture.lt ... ref name Strakauskait Prussian Lithuanians were not a nation, only an ethnic group, that fulfilled ... 3358 ref and inhabited a territory in East Prussia called Prussian Lithuania or Lithuania Minor lang ... Lutheran Protestants Evangelical Lutheran . There were 121,345 speakers of Lithuanian in the Prussian ... thumb Flag of the Prusai minority. The term Preu ische Litauer Prussian Lithuanians in German appeared ... by Simon Grunau between 1517 and 1527. Prussian Lithuanians used various names for themselves Prussians Lithuanian Pr sai , German Preusch , Prussian Lithuanians Lithuanian Pru Lietuwiai , Pru Lietuvininkai ... of a separate ethnic sub group. For Prussian Lithuanians loyalty to the German state, strong religious ... Due to differences in religion and loyalties to a different state, the Prussian Lithuanians did not consider ... between the Prussian Lithuanians and Lithuanians of the Grand Duchy, despite the common language. For example, inhabitants of Lithuania did not trust Prussian Lithuanians in the Klaip da Region and tended ... 12 ref When Prussian Lithuanian writer Ieva Simonaityt Ewa Simoneit chose the side of the Lithuanian ... author Elena Bukelien accessdate 2007 09 12 ref Only one Prussian Lithuanian, Dovas Zaunius , worked ... Minor History Early history Image Preusche littauer.jpg thumb right Prussian Lithuanians in 1744 The territory where Prussian Lithuanians lived in ancient times was inhabited by the Old Prussians Old Prussian , Skalvians Skalvian and Curonians Curonian tribes. The area between the rivers Alle and Neman River Neman became almost uninhabited during the 13th century Prussian Crusade and wars between ... . Many Prussian Lithuanians also became Protestants. By the will of Albert, church services for Prussian ... Protestant and urged citizens to stop all contact between Prussian Lithuanians and Lithuanians ...   more details



  1. Prussian virtues

    More footnotes date January 2009 The term Prussian virtues refers to an unfixed canon of several Lutheran virtue s dating from the Enlightenment . Prussian virtues and the Prussian value system have influenced aspects of wider Culture of Germany German culture . Historical Development These virtues derive from King Frederick William I of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia , the soldier king and frugal bourgeois reformer of Prussian administration, and from his son, King Friedrich II. The father saw himself as moral role model, while the son saw himself as an exemplar of reason for the religiously, ethnically, and linguistically diverse Prussian State. The Prussian Era of Reform, from the military loss to Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battles of Jena and Auerstedt , until the Congress of Vienna in 1815, was also an important influence. These included reform of community boundaries, the army, schools, universities, and taxes enfranchisement of Jews. Despite a meager economic basis which caused Prussia to be known as the dustbowl of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation , and despite the great devastation and human loss of the Thirty Years War , Prussian virtues gave Prussia a modern legal order and administration, an officer corps loyal to the crown, and a reasoned patriotism, which caused Prussia to develop from an ordinary baroque state of a grand elector to a modern great ... sein als scheinen Be more than you seem to be Reliability Punctuality Critics In Germany, Prussian ... Helmut Schmidt demanded a return to Prussian virtues, whereupon Saarbr cken s SPD mayor Oskar ... sometimes Prussian virtues are a theme in political debates. As example in January 2006 the prime minister of Brandenburg Matthias Platzeck demanded a return to more Prussian virtues. See also Furor Teutonicus Kingdom of Prussia Prussian Army Knightly Virtues Literature Oswald Spengler , Preu entum ... of Prussia Category German culture Category Military of Prussia Category Prussian Army de Preu ische ...   more details



  1. Prussian uprisings

    Greater Poland Uprising For uprisings in Silesia Silesian uprisings File 2nd Prussian uprising.svg thumb ... and Prussian clans ca. 1200 The Prussian uprisings were two major and three smaller uprisings by the Old ... ten years of the crusade five of the seven major Prussian clans fell under control of the less ..., known in historiography as The Great Prussian Uprising , was prompted by the 1260 Battle of Durbe ... finally reached Prussia in around 1265. One by one, Prussian clans surrendered and the uprising ... with one or two years. The last uprising in 1295 effectively ended the Prussian Crusade and Prussia ... conquest ref name cd812 Year Prussian clan 1233 1237 Pomesanians 1237 Pogesanians 1238 1241 Warmians ... title The Prussian Crusade publisher Lithuanian Research and Studies Center location Chicago, Illinois ... proved successful in ten years, five of the seven major Prussian clans fell under control of the less ..., leading to five uprisings over the following fifty years. The First Prussian Uprising 1242 1249 Image ... . It was one the five castles not captured by the Prussians. The First Prussian Uprising was influenced by three major events. ref name urban Urban, William. The Prussian Crusade , pp. 183 191. ref ... 1997 edition 2nd isbn 0 14 026653 4 pages 105 108 ref While some historians embrace the Swantopolk Prussian ... parts. ref Urban, William. The Prussian Crusade , pp. 198 199. ref In December 1242, the Knights were .... The Prussian Crusade , pp. 199 201. ref In the spring of 1243, Swantopolk also lost the castle at Nakel ..., the duke was forced to make short lived truce. ref Urban, William. The Prussian Crusade , pp. 201 ... men and unsuccessfully besieged Culm Che mno . ref Urban, William. The Prussian Crusade , pp ... , brothers of Swantopolk, hoped to regain their inheritance. ref Urban, William. The Prussian ... was smashed by Cog ship cogs . ref Urban, William. The Prussian Crusade , pp. 207, 209 210. ref ... 1246, where 1,500 Pomeranians were killed. ref Urban, William. The Prussian Crusade , pp. 211 ...   more details



  1. Prussian T 11

    Infobox German Railway Vehicle Baureihe Prussian T 11 br DRG Class 74.0 3 br PKP Class OKi 1 Farbe1 000000 Farbe2 FFFFFF Abbildung T11 2010 04 18 Wattenscheid.jpg Name Nummerierung DRG 74 001 358 Hersteller Union Giesserei K nigsberg Union , Borsig Baujahre 1903 1910 Ausmusterung 1974 Anzahl 470 Achsformel Wheel arrangement 2 6 0T Bauart 1 C n2t Gattung Pt 34.16 Spurweite 1,435 mm Treibraddurchmesser 1,500 mm VorneLaufraddurchmesser 1,000 mm HintenLaufraddurchmesser AussenLaufraddurchmesser InnenLaufraddurchmesser Laufraddurchmesser Anfahrzugkraft Beschleunigung Bremsverz gerung Leistungskennziffer H chstgeschwindigkeit 80 km h L nge berKupplung L nge berPuffer 11,190 mm L nge H he 4,200 mm Breite Drehzapfenabstand AchsabstandDerFahrgestelle FesterRadstand 3.850 mm Gesamtradstand 6.350 mm RadstandMitTender Leermasse Dienstmasse 62.3 t DienstmasseMitTender Reibungsmasse 47.4 t Radsatzfahrmasse 16.0 t Antrieb Geschwindigkeitsmesser Steuerung bersetzungsstufen Kupplungstyp Bremsen Knorr compressed air brake Zusatzbremse Feststellbremse Exter counterweight brake Zugheizung Lokbremse Zugbremse Zugsicherung Halbmesser Besonderheiten Anmerkung Zylinderanzahl 2 Zylinderdurchmesser 480 mm NDZylinderdurchmesser ... 7.4 m Brennstoff 2.5 m coal History The Prussian Class T 11 were passenger tank locomotive s in the service of the Prussian state railways that were intended for duties on the Berlin Stadtbahn . To that end ..., the Prussian T 12 , the T 11 evolved from the Prussian T 9 T9.3 T 9.3 in order to replace the older ... in 1938, with numbers 74  361 to 74  364, were however not the Prussian T  11 that had ... like the Prussian T 9 T 9.3 Prussian T 9.3 and which had been built in 1911 1912 by Linke Hofmann in a batch ... 1951. See also Prussian state railways List of Prussian locomotives and railcars Sources J rgen ... deutschland Dampfloks BR 74.html Photo of the Prussian T11 7512 Hannover owned by the Minden Museum ... index.php Railways of Germany Prussian locomotives Category 2 6 0T locomotives Category Locomotives ...   more details



  1. Prussian T 37

    About the locomotive other uses T37 disambiguation T37 Infobox German Railway Vehicle Baureihe Prussian T 37 br DRG Class 99.40 Farbe1 000000 Farbe2 Abbildung Name Nummerierung 99 401 408 Hersteller S chsische Maschinenfabrik Hartmann br Orenstein & Koppel br Maschinenfabrik Christian Hagans Baujahre 1904 1912 Ausmusterung 1939 Anzahl 18 Achsformel Wheel arrangement 0 8 0T Bauart D n2t Gattung K 44.7 Spurweite 785 mm Treibraddurchmesser 810 mm VorneLaufraddurchmesser HintenLaufraddurchmesser AussenLaufraddurchmesser InnenLaufraddurchmesser Laufraddurchmesser Anfahrzugkraft Beschleunigung Leistungskennziffer H chstgeschwindigkeit 25 km h L nge berKupplung L nge berPuffer 8,520 mm L nge H he Breite Drehzapfenabstand AchsabstandDerFahrgestelle FesterRadstand Gesamtradstand RadstandMitTender Leermasse Dienstmasse 27.9 t DienstmasseMitTender Reibungsmasse 27.9 t Radsatzfahrmasse Antrieb Geschwindigkeitsmesser Steuerung bersetzungsstufen Kupplungstyp Bremsen Zusatzbremse Feststellbremse Zugheizung Lokbremse Zugbremse Zugsicherung Halbmesser Besonderheiten Anmerkung Zylinderanzahl 2 Zylinderdurchmesser 340 mm NDZylinderdurchmesser HDZylinderdurchmesser Kolbenhub 400 mm Kuppelraddurchmesser Kessel Kessell nge Kesseldruck 13 bar AnzahlHeizrohre AnzahlRauchrohre Heizrohrl nge Rostfl che 1.00 m Strahlungsheizfl che Rohrheizfl che berhitzerfl che Verdampfungsheizfl che 49.21 m IndizierteLeistung Steuerungsart Walschaerts Heusinger Zylinderdruck Tenderbauart DienstmasseTender Wasser 2.5 m Brennstoff 1.3 t coal The Prussian T 37 s were German steam locomotives operated by the Prussian state railways . They replaced the smaller 0 6 0T locomotives on the railway line between Beuthen and Kattowitz . In all 18 engines were supplied to Kingdom of Prussia Prussia , of which eight were taken ... the driver s cab. See also List of Prussian locomotives and railcars Prussian state railways External ... of Germany Prussian locomotives Category 0 8 0T locomotives Category Locomotives of Prussia T 37 ...   more details




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