With his ascent to the throne, many hoped that Frederick's reign would lead to a liberalization of the Reich and an increase of parliament's influence on the political process. The dismissal of Robert von Puttkamer , the highly conservative Prussian interior minister , on 8 June was a sign of the expected direction and a blow to Bismarck's ... More @Wikipedia
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