This king dismissed the Cabinet of Three Counts, a corrupt government that taxed unmarried women and issued licenses for drinking coffee. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this monarch whose reforms include introducing a non-Chinese canton system. Daniel Cajanus joined this ruler’s bodyguard of incredibly tall people.
ANSWER: Frederick William I [or Friedrich Wilhelm I; prompt on Frederick William or Friedrich Wilhelm; reject “Frederick” or “William” alone]
[10e] Frederick William I was a king of this polity. This kingdom with a capital at Berlin was led by Frederick the Great and would later spearhead German unification.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Prussia
[10m] Augustus William of Prussia allegedly died after a broken heart, but really died of a brain tumor, after a crushing defeat in this region. Prussia invaded this region of modern-day Poland to set off the war of Austrian succession.
ANSWER: Silesia
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