Schroetter, Schön, and Society
Aristocratic Liberalism versus Middle-Class Liberalism in Prussia, 1808
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9642938 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marion W Gray (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-82 |
| Publication date | 1973-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central European History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-9389 • E-ISSN: 1569-1616 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s000893890000087x |
| OpenAlex | W2133430533 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Sudden defeat on the battlefields of Jena and Auerstädt in 1806 inflicted a crushing blow on the Hohenzollern state. The ensuing devastation resulting from the Napoleonic war left Prussia with a crushed military organization, a bankrupt treasury, a shattered economy, and a government in chaos. The Treaty of Tilsit, dictated by Napoleon, humiliated Prussia and made it a rump state with half its former territory. To all observers, the defeat represented not only Prussia's military weakness, but also her social, political, and economic backwardness compared to Napoleonic France. Liberals inside and outside the government saw the crisis as a long-awaited opportunity to reform their government and society. The situation was so critical that it convinced the timid, indecisive King Frederick William III to summon Baron Karl vom Stein, whom all Prussia knew as a resolute advocate of reform, to head a new ministry. Stein's government, which lasted from October 1807 through November 1808, produced volumes of draft legislation designed to restructure the civil and military administration as well as the economy and society of Prussia
Administration (probate law · Backwardness · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Liberalism · Middle class · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · Treasury · European Political History Analysis · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2018 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |