The ENTIRE History of PRUSSIA | How Was Germany Formed? | History Documentary 4K
The ENTIRE History of PRUSSIA | How Was Germany Formed? | History Documentary 4K
Prussia did not start as a great power — but it became one. This is the story of how a struggling borderland grew into a disciplined military powerhouse that would reshape the entire European continent.
From the Teutonic Knights to Frederick the Great to the unification of Germany in 1871, discover the wars, leaders, reforms, and ambitions that forged the Prussian legacy — and learn how it ultimately came to an end. This is the rise and fall of the Prussian Empire.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:15 The Teutonic Order and the Baltic Crusades (1200–1309)
05:59 The Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (1309–1410)
10:46 The Battle of Tannenberg and the Decline of the Order (1410–1466)
15:05 The Prussian Confederation and the Second Peace of Thorn (1466–1525)
19:48 The Secularization of Prussia and the Birth of the Duchy (1525–1568)
24:40 Brandenburg and the Rise of the Hohenzollerns (1568–1618)
29:23 The Personal Union and the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648)
34:28 The Great Elector’s Reforms and Expansion (1648–1688)
39:19 The Crown of Prussia: From Duchy to Kingdom (1688–1713)
44:10 The Soldier King and the Militarization of the State (1713–1740)
48:43 Frederick the Great and the Silesian Wars (1740–1763)
53:22 The Enlightened Monarchy and Prussia’s Golden Age (1763–1786)
58:22 Crisis and Decline Before Napoleon (1786–1806)
01:03:21 Defeat and Reforms After Jena–Auerstedt (1806–1815)
01:08:09 The Congress of Vienna and the German Confederation (1815–1848)
01:13:00 Revolutions, Reaction, and Prussian Leadership (1848–1862)
01:17:43 Bismarck and the Road to German Unification (1862–1871)
01:22:18 The German Empire Dominated by Prussia (1871–1914)
01:27:15 World War I and the Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1914–1918)
01:32:09 The End and Legacy of Prussia (1918–Present)
01:36:55 Outro
