The Kingdom Of Prussia

The Kingdom Of Prussia also known as the 'Prussian Empire', 'East Prussia' or 'Prussia' was a sovereign country in North Central Europe and became one of the Leading forces behind the Imperialist League and was the driving force to the unification of Germany into the successor state The Empire Of The Germans. The Head of state The King Of Prussia and now German Kaiser is Wilhelm II who still operates the lands.

## History

### The Knights Of The Teutonic Order

In the 13th Century the Knights of the Teutonic Order arrived in now East Prussia, they built up the state with war. Destroying villages of people known as the Old Prussians and slaughtering them.

#### The Prusso-Xaviet War

In the Early 16th Century The Teutonic Knights decided it was time to push into their neighbour The Xaviet Empire. The Invasion began in 1502. The Knights were well equipped and while theoretically strong they had little numbers compared to the Xaviet Empire; which had stood since 1045. There were skirmishes in settlements such as Memel where the Knights saw early success but as the battles got further away from home and numbers were dwindling the Knights were close to defeat. Then the Xaviets had a decisive victory at Kaunas which pushed the Knights into a stalemate. This stalemate lasted until 1505 when a peace deal was signed where the Knights would gain Memel but there was to be no military presence there.

#### End Of The Teutonic Knights

Over the course of the next 5 years the Teutons became irrelevant due to their lacking numbers and the people of the land they had conquered took power. The powerful Hohenzollern family took the crown and formed the Kingdom Of East Prussia.

### Early Prussian Kingdom

#### The Formation Of The Kingdom Of East Prussia

In 1510 Albert Hohenzollern centralised power and became the first Prussian King; Albert I of Prussia. He made the country into a absolute monarchy which would last until the small reign of Fredrich III who was the father of current King Wilhelm II.

#### First Partition Of Poland & Pact Of Stockholm

In 1618 John Sigismund became the King Of Prussia. With population becoming overcrowded; John decided to organise a Partition Of Poland, this would need help. The reigns of Albert I and Albert Frederick I had spent time rebuilding relations with the Xaviet Empire now that the Teutons were no longer in power and that they shared very similar policies. The two nations signed a Pact Of Non-Aggression and of Military co-operation; one which last's till today. The Prussians and the Xaviets spent three years planning their partition when they came to an agreement. Prussia would annex lands along to the HRE Border and The Xaviets would gain land in the Eastern Polish Commonwealth. This was easily done with little Polish resistance. Most of the Polish population welcomed the TXE and Prussia for liberating them from the oppressive Polish rule.

### The Prussian Middle Ages

At the start of the Prussian Middle ages John Sigismund renamed the nation to the Kingdom Of Prussia after his western claims were fulfilled in the First Partition Of Poland. This is also the start of Prussian Nationalism. This period of time lasts from 1621 - 1888.

#### Second Partition Of Poland & The Polish Rebellion

In 1640 the new Prussian King; Frederick Wilhelm I was keen to follow in his grandfathers footsteps and take more land from the crippling Polish Commonwealth. Initially this was rather easy even without Xaviet help but once capturing Warsaw there was some Polish rebellion. The Polish Rebellion were small in number and equipment, they were annihilated in 1642 in the Polish Warsaw Uprising. The outcome of this partition made Frederick Wilhelm I at the time the second most loved Prussian King.

#### Prussia To The Colonial Scene

With the crowning of Fredrick I, Prussia now believes it is established enough to begin colonisation. This started with the claiming of Namibia into Prussian South West Africa in 1690 and then the claiming of Prussian Mexico (Yucatan) in 1694

#### Prussian Entry To The Orthodox Pact

In 1714, a year after the crowning of Fredrick Wilhelm II he switched the national religion to Orthodoxy to make allies with the Divine Mandate Of Russia and the Tsardom Of Bulgaria and join the mutual defence pact - The Orthodox Pact

#### The Prussian Colonial Wars

The Prussian Colonial Wars was a three year time period where the colonies of Prussia attempted an uprising in 1756. 16 Years after the Crowning of Fredrick II "The Great." These wars started in the Americas in the Prussian colony of the Yucatan. Fredrick II dispatched himself and a division of cavalry to the region. Fredrick made outstanding progress in stamping out rebellion but before he was finished there was a similar uprising in Namibia, an uprising said to be of larger numbers than the readied division within reach. Fredrick once again set sail to his colony which was in the process of being overrun. After arriving the tactics Fredrick employed was revolutionary to future warfare and proving that new technology is better than numbers. The Namibian forces were destroyed over the coming Year and a half and upon his arrival back to Königsberg he received the title "Fredrick The Great".

#### Formation Of The Baltic Accords

In 1797 Prussian nationalism is at it's height and the new King Fredrick Wilhelm IV arose to the throne. Whispers begin of a full military alliance between Prussia and the Xaviet Empire and even whispers of a union of the nations. At this point in time their policies both within and outwards of the country were so similar something had to happen. Then in secret in 1812 Fredrick Wilhelm IV and the Xaviet Kaizer met in Memel their DMZ border. They decided that they want to do an military alliance which has a clause of mutual defence. Then the Prussians and Xaviets had an idea. To also include the Holy Roman Empire into their military alliance and with the Emperor's approval the Baltic Accords was formed in secret from the rest of the world.

### Post Baltic Accords Prussia

The time period of Post Baltic Accords signifies the changes in the world overall. This is the time period in between the Formation of the Baltic Accords and the coronation of Wilhelm II.

#### The Baltic War

In 1844 The Kingdom Of Denmark showed increasingly different ideology and policy compared to their Baltic neighbours, including to be more hostile against the increasingly unstable Holy Roman Empire. The HRE decided to try and unite their moral in an invasion of Denmark backed by The Kingdom Of Prussia and The Xaviet Empire. With all nations bordering the Baltic Sea this was called the Baltic War. The Prussian side of the war was to provide artillery support (Prussia's biggest strength) to the HRE in the main push. Under Fredrick Wilhelm V, Prussian forces did more than that. Prussian artillery battered the entire Danish army on the main front. Which meant HRE forces could easily run over the Danish. But the HRE's plan hadn't worked; their empire still was divided. This lead to large amounts of Prussian forces being deployed across the main front and an all out push on the Danish began within 3 Weeks 70% of Danish land was taken and they capitulated. Copenhagen and it's surrounding islands were given to the Xaviet Empire. Schleswig went to the HRE, but today is owned by Prussia. The Rest of Denmark became the independent Kingdom of Jutland.

#### The 100 Year celebrations of the Prussian Colonial Wars & The Official revealing of the Baltic Accords

On 15th June 1856, The Kingdom Of Prussia were having one of their biggest celebrations. The 100 Year Anniversary Of The Prussian Colonial Wars. In Prussia military victories are praised with festival's and celebration and none at the time was bigger than the 100 years since the Colonial Wars. During the closing celebration in the late hours of the 15th in Königsberg, King Wilhelm I held his historic speech. This finally declared the existence of the Baltic Accords. This was met with overwhelming positivity in Prussia but other nations outside the pact were unsure what to think.

#### The Liberalisations Of March 1888

On the 9th March 1888, King Wilhelm I died and his son Fredrick III took power of Prussia. Fredrick and his wife had more liberalised views on how the monarchy should be run; Fredrick had tried for years to get his reforms in place with mild support from the Prussian people wanting slightly more power to choose. The Death of Wilhelm I gave Fredrick III the opportunity he had waited for and he swiftly integrated his planning. There was now a Prime Minister and other government positions in Prussia. The Role of Prime Minister was quickly appointed to his father's adviser Otto Von Bismarck and The Kingdom Of Prussia was becoming less of a kingdom, more of a constitutional monarchy. People started noticing only a month into his Kingship the new King was no where to be seen. Suspicions began about his sudden disappearance and others were worried of his health. Then only 99 days after being coronated Fredrick III died of throat cancer leaving the throne to his son, a staunch monarchist.

### The Era Of Wilhelm II

The Era of Wilhelm II saw a dramatic change in Prussia, hence why it is an era within itself. During the times of Wilhelm II he gained more land than any Prussian King before him and would go down as the most important King In Prussian History.

#### The Coronation Of King Wilhelm II & The Re-organisation Of The Cabinet

On the 15th June 1888 Crown Prince Wilhelm was coronated to be the King Of Prussia; Wilhelm II. After his coronation he called a parliament cabinet meeting and got rid of every single one of them to replace them with Prussian nationalists and monarchists. Otto Von Bismarck believed after his dismissal that within days he would be called back to help in the government, that has never happened. The role of Prime Minister was taken by Mr Prussia, someone who legally changed his name as a nationalist outcry. Other cabinet members include Minister For War - Mr White. Wilhelm wanted to completely get rid of parliament but in his father's short reign it was intertwined with the constitution.

#### Exit Of The Orthodox Pact

In November 1888, King Wilhelm assessed his foreign alliances making sure all was in his favour. The Baltic Accords were definitely in his favour so there was no chance of abandoning that but when he reached the Orthodox Pact after a months assessment he declared it unbeneficial for Prussia to continue in this alliance with crippling nations such as the Divine Mandate Of Russia. After discussions with the church leader, Wilhelm II found out he could safely remove Prussia from the pact without losing his status as an Orthodox Nation. This was met with little resistance as the Pact had been irrelevant for decades.

#### Prussia in the Americo-Canadian Liberation War

A year after Wilhelm II's accession to the crown the Governate Of Canada was formed a pro-United States, Canadian government. Prussia was in support of the United States and so Wilhelm II celebrated the avoiding of a conflict in North America. Only two years after that the Canadian ambassador to The Kingdom Of Prussia arrived in Königsberg to speak with the King in secret. Wilhelm II accepted the request to meet with him out of curiosity. When the Canadian ambassador arrived he had a personal conversation with Wilhelm. He asked for support in a revolution against the United States something which Wilhelm could simply not do and he did not want to do. Prussia and the United States had a trade agreement for almost 50 years which Wilhelm did not wish to break and the Prussian people were far more friendly with those from the US rather than those from Canada. Wilhelm II outright refused the request in his first instance of his aggressive foreign policy. The Canadian was instantly deported back to Canada and a transcript of the conversation was sent to the American embassy which passed it on to the American President. After the conversation was leaked and the Canadians were aware of that they declared independence into the Unitary Canada and this began the war which ended in the resignation of the US president and the collapse of the United States into two kingdoms.

#### Collapse Of Russia & The Königsberg Conference

In 1891 in the middle of the Americo-Canadian War, The Divine Mandate of Russia which had lasted for hundreds of years collapsed and a humanitarian crisis happened. Prussia within the Baltic Accords organised the The Königsberg Conference which was to deal with the outcome of Russia's collapse. At the end of the conference it was decided that Siberia and The Xaviet Empire would gain land and The Kingdom Of Prussia would give permanent visas to those displaced in the collapse.

#### Prussia's Role In The Collapse Of The Holy Roman Empire

In 1894 The Holy Roman Empire collapsed after 1094 years of existence. This shook Central Europe and was the catalyst for the unification of Germany. The collapse happened when The Emperor abdicated and another was appointed. The overall population had dramatically declined and the HRE was barely in relevancy. The Prussian King Wilhelm II once again used this opportunity in his aggressive foreign policy. He sent a proposal to the new Emperor and said that The Kingdom Of Prussia would receive the lands of Berlin and it's surrounding area in turn for the guarantee of independence as a new nation. The Holy Roman Emperor was in no place to decline with the state of his nation and surrendered the land to Prussia; and so the HRE had collapsed.

#### The European Accords Expansion Into The Imperialist League

In 1895 after the collapse of the Divine Mandate Of Russia, The Tsardom Of Bulgaria was left without allies. Prussia seeking alliances from other European nations; had a secret meeting in Sofia. In the talks it was confirmed that Bulgaria was to join the Baltic Accords and it shall be renamed the European Accords.

In 1897 another example of Wilhelm's aggressive foreign policy was revealed. He demanded with support from most European Accord nations that The King of Texas was to abdicate and the King of Florida would hold both crowns of Southern America. Once this happened they would be fast tracked into the Accords and it would be renamed the Imperialist League.

Later in 1899, The United Kingdom Of Portugal, Castille and Burgundy joined the European Pact alongside Palermo.

#### The Unification Of The German State

Since the collapse of The Holy Roman Empire, Prussia had become the leading force of the Germanic world. The new state from the former Holy Roman Emperor was failing and was still in no position to refuse a request from the Prussian King. In January 1900 a conference in Berlin was held; The MIGS (Roman successor state) Would hand over all land apart from Rome itself. On 19th January 1900, King Wilhelm II was pronounced German Kaiser and The Empire Of The Germans was formed; ending the Prussian state as a sovereign country. In The Empire Of The Germans, there is two states and two Kaiser's. The states being Prussian Empire and Austrian Empire. The Kaiser's being German Kaiser (held by Prussian leader) and Austrian Kaiser. Overall this created a dual monarchy but The Prussian Kaiser; Wilhelm II (who kept his number even with the new state) consolidated most power in his capital Berlin.