Cabinet of Three Counts
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The Cabinet of Three Counts (German - Drei-Grafen-Kabinett) was an unofficial triumvirate
which dominated the politics of the Kingdom of Prussia
from 1702 to 1710.
It was made up of Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben
,
August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
and Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg
. It was also known as "the three Ws" or "the three Woes" of Russia (Wartenberg, Wittgenstein, Wartensleben).
Triumvirate
A triumvirate is a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals, each a triumvir . The arrangement can be formal or informal, and though the three are usually equal on paper, in reality this is rarely the case...
which dominated the politics of the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
from 1702 to 1710.
It was made up of Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben
Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben
Alexander Hermann Graf von Wartensleben was an officer in the armies of various German states, a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a member of the Cabinet of Three Counts with August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein and Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg - due to their heavy taxation, this...
,
August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
August David zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Graf August David of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein was a Prussian politician. He was a member of the Cabinet of Three Counts, with Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg and Alexander Hermann, Count of Wartensleben, also known due to their heavy taxation as "the great W of Prussia...
and Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg
Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg
Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg was the first ever Minister-President of the kingdom of Prussia, and the head of the "Cabinet of Three Counts".-Life:...
. It was also known as "the three Ws" or "the three Woes" of Russia (Wartenberg, Wittgenstein, Wartensleben).
Sources
- Samuel Buchholz: Versuch einer Geschichte der Churmark Brandenburg, Vierter Teil: neue Geschichte, Berlin 1767, Seiten 350-353
- Werner Schmidt: Friedrich I. - Kurfürst von Brandenburg König in Preußen, Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, München 2004
- PreußenJahrBuch - Ein Almanach, MD-Berlin, Berlin 2000
- Günter Barudio: Weltgeschichte - Das Zeitalter des Absolutismus und der Aufklärung 1648-1779, Band 25, Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89350-989-5
- Gustav Adolf Harald Stenzel: Geschichte des Preussischen Staats, Dritter Teil, Verlag Friedrich Perthes, Hamburg 1841