may 1, 1740 - Frederick II (Frederick the Great) become King of Prussia in May 1740
Description:
1740–1871 — How Prussia Took Over a Divided GermanGermany was split into lots of tiny, weak states, and Prussia slowly pushed past all of them from the time Frederick the Great took power in 1740 until Germany finally united in 1871.
By being more organized, more disciplined, and better at using its army, Prussia turned itself from just another small kingdom into the state that built modern Germany.
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Date:
may 1, 1740
Now
~ 286 years ago