Karl August von Hardenberg

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association with Stein
- In Karl, Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein: Achievements as minister and prime minister.
participation in Congress of Vienna
- In Congress of Vienna: Delegates
role in Prussian government
- In Prussia: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period
- In Germany: Period of French hegemony in Germany

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 27, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 11, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 22, 2023
	Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy."	Adam Augustyn	Nov 15, 2017
	Image added.	Michael Ray	May 30, 2017
	Invalidated site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Karl August, Fürst von Hardenberg.	Emily Rodriguez	Jul 17, 2016
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Karl August, Fürst von Hardenberg.	Swati Chopra	Feb 01, 2012
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998