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Austro-Prussian War
Wilhelm I, Accidental King of Prussia
By Blaine TaylorIn mid-October 1806, four days after Napoleon had crushed the Royal Prussian Army at the twin battles of Jena and Auerstädt, a distraught Queen Louise sat down with her two sons at the royal castle in Schwedt. Read more