Prussian cameralist and mercantilist reforms under Frederick the Great (1740–1786)

1. Commerce and manufactures department added to government

   Jan 1, 1740Labels: General Directory, Commerce Department

   • Britannica
   • General Dir

2. Frederick II inherits a cameralist state

   May 31, 1740Labels: Frederick II, Cameralism

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

3. Silesia seized, expanding Prussia’s economic base

   Dec 1, 1740Labels: Silesia, Territorial Expansion

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   • Silesian Wars

4. Finow Canal rebuilt to improve internal transport

   Jan 1, 1743Labels: Finow Canal, Infrastructure

   • Brandenburg

5. Oderbruch drainage begins as a state land-reclamation project

   Jan 12, 1747Labels: Oderbruch, Land Reclamation

   • Oderbruch
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6. “General-privilegium” regulates and restricts Prussian Jewry

   Apr 17, 1750Labels: General-privilegium, Prussian Jewry

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7. Silk manufacturing promoted through state-backed enterprises

   Jan 1, 1752Labels: Silk Manufacturing, Johann Gotzkowsky

   • Gotzkowsky

8. New Oder cut completed, enabling large-scale settlement

   Jul 2, 1753Labels: New Oder, Oderbruch

   • Oderbruch

9. Debased “Ephraimite” coinage used as wartime finance

   Jan 1, 1756Labels: Ephraimite Coinage, Monetary Policy

   • Ephraimite
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10. Potato cultivation orders issued to strengthen food security

    Mar 24, 1756Labels: Potato Orders, Food Security

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11. Seven Years’ War drives emergency fiscal measures

    Aug 29, 1756Labels: Seven Years', Wartime Finance

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. General School Regulation builds state capacity after war

    Aug 12, 1763Labels: General School, Education Reform

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13. Tobacco excise experiment introduced under state supervision

    Jan 1, 1766Labels: Tobacco Excise, Le Haye

    • Britannica

14. Mines and metallurgy department created in the General Directory

    Jan 1, 1768Labels: Mines Department, General Directory

    • Britannica

15. First Partition of Poland expands Prussia and triggers new projects

    Aug 5, 1772Labels: First Partition, Poland Annexation

    • Britannica

16. Bydgoszcz Canal completed, linking Vistula and Oder basins

    Jan 1, 1774Labels: Bydgoszcz Canal, Canal

    • Britannica

17. Frederick’s death ends the reform era; codification continues

    Aug 17, 1786Labels: Frederick II, Legal Codification

    • Britannica
    • Britannica