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Europe in the Age of Absolutism and Revolution c.1682-1815

Frederick the Great's domestic reforms

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Frederick's first significant legal reform, ultimate outcome of the codification Frederick began and miller Arnold case.

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How far did Frederick's religious toleration extend in practice?

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What was Frederick's first significant legal reform?

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Who directed the reform of Prussian law for Frederick?

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  1. 1

    How did Frederick describe his policy on religion?

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    He held that everyone in his states must be allowed to seek salvation in his own fashion, and he made no religious test for settlement.

  2. 2

    How far did Frederick's religious toleration extend in practice?

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    Catholics in Silesia kept their worship and Protestants of all kinds were welcomed, but Jews remained under restrictive regulations and special taxes.

  3. 3

    What was Frederick's first significant legal reform?

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    He moved against judicial torture immediately on his accession, restricting it to a handful of grave cases, and abolished it altogether in the 1750s.

  4. 4

    Who directed the reform of Prussian law for Frederick?

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    Samuel von Cocceji, who reorganised the courts, cleared arrears of cases and began a codification of the law.

  5. 5

    What was the ultimate outcome of the codification Frederick began?

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    The general law code for the Prussian states, completed after his death and issued in 1794, which unified the civil law of the scattered provinces.

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    What was the Miller Arnold case?

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    A dispute over a mill in which Frederick, believing a poor miller had been wronged by noble influence, overturned the verdict and imprisoned the judges.

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