Apr 10
The Day I Became King (1713)
February 25, 1713. Berlin.
My father died, and the court prepared for weeks of ceremony and display. Instead, I asked for the treasury records.
What I saw disgusted me. A kingdom drowning in luxury and starving for strength. That same week, I began cutting royal expenses and redirecting money into the army and the state.
Prussia would no longer be known for silk and gold, but instead for order and discipline.
That was my first decision as king. And the most important.
