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Brandenburg.] G E R M A N Yi 63J
1699 he took pofleffion of the county oi Hobenflein. In 1701 he railed his
dutchy of Pnij/ia to a kingdom, and himfelf to the regal dignity. As King
he is filled Frederick I. In 1702 he obtained of the Emperor ihc Privilegium
de 71071 appellando for all his royal countries, and upon this eretled the
high tribunal at Berlin. In 1707 he brought to his family the county of
Teckle7iburg., together with the fovereign principality of Ncufchatel and
Vale77gin. This Prince died in 17 13. To him fucceeded his fon Frederick
WilIiii77J, who in 171 3 obtained by the peace of Utrecht a part of the
dutchy oi Gelders, and in 1720, by virtue of the peace with Sweden, Stettin
in Pomeratiia, together with the diftrid: between the Oder and the Peeiie, as
alfo the illands of Ufedor7t and WoUin. In 1732 he likewife brought the
difpute on account of the Orange fucceflion to an advantageous conclufion.
He drew alfo many thoufmds of new inhabitants into his country, and in
particular of rich PruJ/ians ; raifed the manufactures and commerce to a
flouridiing ftate, improved the policy, diftrlbution of juftice, and revenues
of his kingdom, endeavoured to promote the knowledge of the Chrißian
dodrine for the pradtice of godlinefs, maintained a ftrong and very well
difciplined army, and accumulated, notwithftanding, a very confiderable
treafure. He died in 1740. To him fucceeded his fon Frederick II. who
in 1740 began to fupport the rights of his houfe to the 5V/t'^rf« principalities
of Jagerndorf, Lig7iitz, B7'ieg and Wolau, as alfo to the feigniories
and diftridls of Beuthen, Liebfchutz, Tar/iowitz and Oderberg by a brave
army ; and by the preliminaries of the peace of Bre/law, and the treaty of
peace which enfued thereon at Berlin in 1742, as alfo by the ftipulation of
peace, reconciliation and friendfliip entered into at Drefden in 1745, obtained
all the Lower, together with the greateil: part of Upper Silefia and
the county of G/ß/2;, with full fovereignty and independency of the crown
oi Bohemia. In 1744 too he took poffeflion of £^y/-F/7V/tVt7;/rt', but on the
other hand in 1754 difpofed of all the feigniories, domains, countries, (3c.
fituate in the province oi Holland, and arifing from the Orange fucceflion, to
the hereditary Stadtholder of the U/iited Netherla/ids. The qualificafions and
feats of this King are remarkably great. Under his government the Mark
oi Brande72burg has been flill better cultivated, and the manufadlures, fabric:)
and commerce in the royal and electoral countries raifed to a great
the policy and dillribution of jultice confiderably improved, and
perfeftion ;
the army brought to
excellency.
an aftonifhing and alarming degree of greatnefs and
§. 9. The royal and eleftoral title runs thus: I'iz. Frederick, King in
Pruffia, Marggrave of Brandenburg, of the Holy Roman E7)ipire Arch-
Chamherlain and Flexor, Sovereign ü7id Supreme D///^^ 0/' Silefia, Sovereign
Prince of Orange, Neufchatel a7id Valengin ; of the county of Glatz,
Gelders, Magdeburg, Cleve, Juliers, the Berg, Stettin, Pomerania, the
Caffubi and Wends, Mecklenburg ajid Croffen Duke , Burggrave of
Vol. V. 4 M Nürnbergs