Why were the kingdom of Prussia's territorial ambitions focused in Saxony?
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It was nothing personal. The margraves, dukes and later the kings in and of Prussia were always on the lookout for territorial gains. Compare the size of Prussia when it started as a margravate with the kingdom of Prussia in 1918. From almost nothing, on the periphery of Central Europe, to the dominant power in Europe.
(Courtesy of @MAGolding:)
- https://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/7300/7347/7347.htm
- http://www.emersonkent.com/map_archive/prussia_1648.htm
With regard to the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars and the Austro-Prussian war, Saxony supported the wrong side in both conflicts. First Saxony supported France, in the other conflict Austria. In those days, the loser paid in territory.
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