The Shasta courier., 1866-12-22
The Hohenzollern Dynasty.

William / has, in truth, augmented his
empire. 1t is of great interest to see. by the
following review, the gradual aggrandize-
ment of the Prussian State, from the verv
beginning of the reign of the Hohenzollern
family:
l. Frederick, Count of Hohenzollern and
Burgrave of Nuremberg, in l4l5, paid 400,
900 gold forins to Siegmund, in considers
ton of being invested with the Electorate of
Brandenburg. Frederic then ca led himself
Frederic l., Elector of Brandenburg, and
reigned from l4l5 to l440
9 Frederic IL, Eleetor of Brandenburg
l440 to l470, acquired from the order of Ger
man knights several districts which formerly
belonged to Brandenburg, and four other
estates.
g. Elector Albrecht Achilles, 1470 to
1856. acquired eight small territories and
estates near Brandenburg.
4. Elector J John Cicero, 14S6 to 1899, ac-
qulred other estates.
s. Elector Joachim l, Hector, 1899 to
1885, succeeded in making his cousin, AL
brecht, head master of the German order in
Prussia (15lD and acquired the city and
dominions of Ruppin.
6. Elector Joachim |. Hector, 1885 to
IOI1, lalu clalIn 10 Ciltsid. upoh Il
treaty with the Duke of Liegnitz.
I. Elector John George, l57l to 1898 re
ceived from Poland the co-investiture over
the Dukedom of Prussia. and acquired he
estates of Braslow and Starkow
s. Elector Joachim Frederick. 1898 to
zoos, administered the Dukedom of Prussia
as the last Duke was incapable to reign, on
account of weakness of mind.
g. Elector John Siegmund, 1908 to 1919,
received the Dukedom of Prussia as an in
vestiture from Poland acquired the coun
ties and the Dukedom of Cleve Berg where
with the Prussian reign commences in the
East and West.
TO- Electof George William, 1919 to
1910. prepared during the thirty years war
for the acquisitions which his successors OBJ
tanned by the Westphalian peace, and made
treaty with Poland, securing the possession
of the Dukedom of Prussia
IL. Elector Frederic William called the
Great. 1910 to 1858, acquired the Dukedom
Back Pomerania the cities and territories of
Madeburg and Ilalberstadt, four estates and
the Principality of Minden by abolishing
the treaty of investture with Poland be-
comes Independent Duke Of Prussia.
H. Elector Frederic III, 1858 to l70l ;
made himself King. under the title of Fred
eric | of Prussia, l70l to l7l3; he acquired
the city and territory of Quedlinburg. three
counties and the Principality of Nenen-
burg.
13. King Frederic William |, 17l3 to
l740, acquired the Dukeioms of Goldern and
Pomerania.
a. King Frederic II, the Great, 174O to
l7S6, acquired Silesia. Efmeland a part OF
Il, ocN
and the county of Ma snsfeld.
Is. King Frederic William II, 17S6 to
1897, acquired Ausbach and Bayreuth. and
by the second and third partition of Poland
several parts of Eastern Prussia which Po-
land had taken formerly-even a part of
Poland proper, with Warsaw, was added o
the Prussian state.
l6. King Frederic William III. 1877 to
1910, acquired several cities and territories,
part of the kingdom of Saxony, Westphaia,
the Rhenish province but made over to Rus
sa certain parts of Poland, together with
Warsaw, ceded to his predecessor
II. King Frederic William ", 1910 to
1852. acquired the principalities of Hohen
zollern.
The predecessors of the present King,
however, did not meet with such difficulties
in their aggrandizement as he has 1t is
true they augmented their State and had to
fight many battles, but even in the Seven
Years War Frederic the Great had after it
was finished, no such work to do as we have
nowadays. There is one vast difference
while at that time the culture of the mind of
the people at large was on such low standing,
that national development and their own
rights were things unknown to them. and
the augmented State remained quiet in the
interior the progress of the world now de-
mands more. Fortunately, the times are
past when the rights of the people were un.
known. and the present Hohenzollern must
needs give way to them. while his predeces
sors never thought of it. The old feudal
monarchy and the present advance of man
kind will not do together; to -equalize this
is the most difficult task in our Fatherand-
While on one side we strive to undo the for
mer dependence upon our Princes, their ad-
herents do all in their power to keep then
position. - Correspondent S. +. Alta.