Rocher de bronze

Rocher de bronze ( French , [ rɔʃeːdəbrõːs ]), "brazen rock" symbol of unwavering strength, a popular saying that the King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia , called Soldier King , back, of at 25. April 1716 to an input the marginal note wrote: "I ... stabilize the sovereignty and set the crown like a rocher of bronze." He justified an absolutist approach, in that the arguments of East Elbian Junkers against a tax increase, which in their opinion threatened to ruin the country, no Heard and enforced his own will and thus limited the independence of the nobility.

literature

y .: Friedrich Wilhelm I, King in Prussia . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, pp. 635-656.
Büchmann: Winged words. The treasure trove of quotations of the German people . 1898, p. 516.

Individual evidence

↑ duden.de
↑ Here after: Rocher de bronze . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 17, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909, p. 38 . Exact wording in: Acta Borussica . The organization of the authorities and the general state administration of Prussia in the 18th century. Volume 2. Berlin 1898, p. 352, Textarchiv - Internet Archive
↑ Friedrich Wilhelm I, King in Prussia (1688–1740) . French Reformed Community of Potsdam
↑ Beginning and Ascent - The Soldier King . Spiegel Spezial Geschichte: Prussia - the warlike reform state .

[1] uden.de

[2] Here after: Rocher de bronze . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 17, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909, p. 38 . Exact wording in: Acta Borussica . The organization of the authorities and the general state administration of Prussia in the 18th century. Volume 2. Berlin 1898, p. 352, Textarchiv - Internet Archive

[3] Friedrich Wilhelm I, King in Prussia (1688–1740) . French Reformed Community of Potsdam

[4] Beginning and Ascent - The Soldier King . Spiegel Spezial Geschichte: Prussia - the warlike reform state .