Post by gilbertbeilschmidt on Feb 15, 2011 20:54:15 GMT -5
(((My Reflection)))
Nation: Prussia
Name: Gilbert Maria Beilschmidt
Gender: Male
Appearance Age: 22
Hair Color: Silvery White
Eye Color: Red
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 145lbs
Appearance: Gilbert has always been the odd one out. The only German-speaking nation in Eastern Europe, the only albino nation-spirit, and even among his fellow Germans, he spoke differently. Partially his own fault, and partially because of circumstance, Gilbert had always been lanky and a bit on the short side when compared to the other Germans. Due to his life of war and militaristic pursuits, he is a lot stronger than he looks, though that strength had been waning since the start of the 20th century. Gilbert still walked and talked as if he still had his former strength though, unintentionally initiating his own demise. Despite having always been odd compared to his neighbors, he didn’t try to lie low or blend in. Gilbert had always enjoyed wearing extravagant clothing and he was almost womanly in the way he diligently groomed himself each and every day. His morning routine would consist of shaving, brushing his hair to perfection, parted on the right side of his head, bangs just barely brushing his eyebrows. Then came his teeth, brushing them until every last food particle and bit of plaque, that he could see at least, was completely and totally gone. Then he would dress, picking out what he would wear with such expertise you’d think he would’ve been better off being a human fashion expert than a nation. He would use his clothes to show off in whatever way possible, no matter the occasion.
(((Know Thyself )))
Personality: Again, Gilbert was an odd one. His taste in clothes, his almost obsessive grooming ritual, and even the way he carried himself was all the product of one personality trait. Narcissism. Of course, anyone could tell you he was a narcissist. Not everyone knew the other side of Gilbert. In fact, few did. The other side of him was fiercely loyal to those he truly trusted which were few and far between. Gilbert could probably count those people on one hand. The two who were most prominent in his life of those were obvious to most as he would obsess over them as an over-protective mother would her son. These were Ludwig and King Frederick II, fondly called “Old Fritz” by the nation. While Old Fritz had died long ago, Ludwig was a nation. A nation so close to Gilbert’s heart he would often treat him as if they were brothers in the sense that humans used the word. There are a great number of differences between himself and his “brother”, besides the obvious appearance differences. He absolutely despised cleaning. He also tended to get distracted easily and forget things. Things he was supposed to remember. He also had a short attention span, which makes his bosses and other nations think of him as childish and irresponsible, even to the point of doubting his intellectual capabilities. To correct his memory issue, he had written diaries since his days as a proto-nation, making sure to record everything he experienced that day to look back upon, even if he tended to embellish his own actions a great deal more than he should.
Likes:
★Germany
★Gilbird
★Himself
★Winning
★Compliments
★Fashion
★Popularity
Dislikes:
✖Russia
✖Being controlled
✖Poland
✖Winston Churchill – For obvious reasons
✖Hitler – For what he made his brother go through
✖Austria
✖Losing
✖Being left out
Fears:
☣Dissolution
☣The downfall of his “brother”
☣Losing his identity
Secrets:
♦He doesn’t exactly hate Austria or Poland to the extent that he hates Russia, but he does get annoyed with them and how they act in general.
♦When it comes to Hungary, he really just wants the friend he would wrestle, hunt, and fight the Ottoman Empire with. Back, long before these new wars ever started.
♦While he never attained his own goals as a nation, he wishes that his much stronger and larger younger “brother” might achieve what he couldn’t.
Strengths: He has a wonderful gift as a military strategist. He’s fiercely loyal and will hold true to his alliances as best he can. He also has a thing about being on time.
Weaknesses: He’s extremely out-spoken which manages to get him into trouble with the other nations. He has trouble reading the atmosphere and often can’t tell when he’s crossed the line with what he says. Having a small frame, he often can’t back up what he says most of the time.
(((The Pages of History )))
History:
Teutonic State – 1224-1525
(Ordenstaat) – Old Prussia becomes a possession of the Teutonic Knights. Many cities are founded including Marienburg (Capital from 1308-1454) and Koenigsberg (Capital from 1454-1525).
In 1410, the death of King Rupert who was king of the Germans led to a war between the Teutonic Knights and the Polish-Lithuanian alliance. Heinrich von Plauen was elected vice-grand master and led the Teutonic Knights through the Siege of Marienburg in 1410. He later signed the First Treaty of Thorn with the King of Poland.
In 1440, a group of Prussian cities founded the Prussian Confederation to free themselves from the rule of the Teutonic Knights.
In 1454, the Prussian confederation invoked the help of the Polish King to support their revolt and incorporate Prussia into Poland.
In 1466, the Teutonic Knights were forced to hand over the western half of their territory to Poland and the Eastern portion became a fief of Poland.
In 1525, the last Grand Master of the Teutonic knights agreed to resign and take up the title of “Duke of Prussia.”
Duchy of Prussia – 1525-1701
In 1525, became the first Protestant state under Lutheranism.
In 1568, Albert died leaving his teenage son as Duke of Prussia, however he became increasingly feeble minded and with no heirs, he died leaving the Duchy to his son-in-law, John Sigismund.
In 1623, due to no real union between Brandenburg and Prussia being possible (Due to Brandenburg being a fief of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia being a fief of Poland) they were ruled as one and referred to as Brandenburg-Prussia.
In 1656, during the Second Northern War, the King of Sweden made the Duchy a Swedish fief under the Treaty of Koenigsberg. When the the war went of the Swede’s favor, he concluded the Treaty of Labiau which gave Fredrick William I full sovereignty over the Duchy and Ermland.
In 1657, the Polish King signed the Treaty of Wehlau which granted Fredrick William full sovereignty over the Duchy of Prussia in exchange for the denial of the Prussian-Swedish alliance after 200 years of Polish rule. This allowed the later transition into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
Kingdom of Prussia – 1701-1918
1701 – Fredrick I became first King in Prussia
In 1717, King Frederick William I inaugurated the Prussian compulsory system of education.
In 1720, under the Treaty of Stockholm, Prussia gained Swedish Promerania
In 1740, King Frederick II came to the throne and under the pretext of a former treaty, invaded Silesia starting the War of the Austrian Succession. Frederick offered Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria protection if she would hand Silesia over to him. The offer was rejected, but several battles, Frederick finally was able to attain Silesia with the Treaty of Berlin in 1742.
In 1744, Frederick invaded once again to protect his claims, this time to the province of Bohemia. He failed, but with the help of the French, he managed to sustain control over most of Silesia after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
In 1760, the Russian Army briefly occupied Berlin and Koenigsberg until the death of the Empress Elizabeth of Russia and the Prussophile Peter III of Russia ended the Russian threat.
In 1772, Frederick was instrumental in the partitioning of Poland between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
In 1786, Frederick died leaving the kingdom to his nephew who continued his partitions.
In 1793, Prussia gained a large section of Western Poland.
In 1795, the Kingdom of Poland ceased to exist and a large area including Warsaw became a part of Prussia. Also the Treaty of Basel was signed ending the War of the First Coalition against France stating that Prussia would maintain the Holy Roman Empire’s neutrality.
In 1801, during the War of the Second Coalition against France (1799-1802) Prussia invaded the continental British domains at Napoleon’s urging, surprising Hanover who immediately surrendered. Prussian hostility was generally ignored until the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 when the Prussians were forced to withdraw.
In 1806, Prussia recaptured British Hanover and Bremen-Verden. The King of Prussia lost many of his names and titles after Napoleon’s dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, retaining only that of the King of Prussia and summus episcopus.
In 1807, after the Treaties of Tilsit, Prussia lost about half its territory, including the partitions of Poland and all land east of the Elbe River. France reaptured Prussian occupied Hanover and Bremen-Verden, and French troops occupied Prussia at the Prussian’s expense.
In 1815, after the defeat of Napoleon in Russia, Prussia abandoned its alliance with France and became a major contributor in Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. The reward being that Prussia was granted most of it’s lost territories and considerably more, including just under half of the Kingdom of Saxony and much of the Rhineland.
In 1848, Prussia was forced to allow Denmark control of the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, despite Denmark’s defeat.
In 1850, the King of Prussia issued the first constitution of Prussia by his own authority which allowed for a two-house parliament.
In 1862, King William I appointed Otto von Bismarck as Prime Minister.
In 1864, with the help of Austria, Prussia defeated Denmark and Schleswig and Holstein were granted to Prussia and Austria respectively.
In 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War (The Seven Week’s War), the Austrian coalition was crushed and gained control of vast amounts of territory. The King of Prussia wanted to take direct Austrian territory, but followed Bismarck’s advice and did not.
In 1867, Prussia formed the North German Confederation after the dissolution of the German Confederation.
In 1870, Bismarck initiated the Franco-Prussian War and, after the quick defeat of France, Bismarck was able to complete the work of unifying Germany under the Prussian leadership.
In 1871, King William of Prussia became the first Emperor of unified Germany.
In 1888, the Crown Prince, an Anglophile, became King of Prussia and tried to model the Prussian monarchy after the British monarchy, which would make it more liberal. However, he died after 99 days on the throne and succeeded by his 29-year old son who quickly soured relations with the British and Russian monarchies, becoming their enemy.
In 1890, King William II fired Bismarck and began a number of foreign policies which led Germany into isolation.
In 1914, a gross misjudgment of the Austro-Hungarian conflict with Serbia led to World War I. After which the Kaiser was forced into abdication and exile.
In 1918, with the abdication of King Wilhelm I, the Kingdom of Prussia was dissolved and replaced with the Free State of Prussia.
Free State of Prussia – 1918-1947
In 1918, Prussia’s losses resulted in the separation of East Prussia from the rest of the country, and despite talk of breaking Prussia up into smaller states, Prussia remained unchanged apart from territorial losses.
In 1932, the Prussian Coup unseated Otto Braun under Reich Chancellor Franz von Papen under charges that he could no longer maintain public order. After this Papen declared himself leader of Prussia making it easier for Hitler to take over the Free State.
In 1945, Nationalist Socialist rule ends in Prussia.
In 1947, despite lawsuits by Otto Braun and arguments to reinstate the Prussian legal system under his rule, the Allies dissolved Prussia under charges of being too militaristic when in reality its existence was merely impractical following the onset of the Cold War.
Allies:
WWI- Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
WWII- Germany, Japan, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Finland, Iraq, Thailand, Slovakia, and Croatia.
Enemies:
WWI- France, British Empire, Russian Empire, United States, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Serbia, Romania, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro, and Brazil.
WWII- Soviet Union, United States, British Empire, China, France, Poland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, and Norway.
Sample Post:
September 23, 1862
Gilbert stared off into space as his boss and this new Bismarck guy talked. He didn’t really care what they were talking about, his mind was on other things. Like how unawesome it was to be stuck inside listening to two old men talk about his future. He sighed, his small yellow companion blinking up at him from the table as he absentmindedly stroked it’s soft golden feathers.
“Gilbert.”
He snapped to attention at the sound of his name, and looked at his boss. “Was?” he said, thinking that they had come up with a new budget for him or some new nation to conquer or make an alliance with.
“I am pleased to inform you that Herr Otto von Bismarck is your new Prime Minister.”
Oh great, he had to worry about
Wait until Austria heard he had two bosses now~.
Did you read the rules and Dark Reflections Canon?
I read the rules, but couldn’t find the canon page until Germany linked it after my first application fail. Thank you ouo~ Also, I'd like some Italian Pasta~
Random fun fact about yourself:
Lesse here….well. I actually cosplay Prusskie and I’m also part Prussian. I’ve been RPing for 4 years now, RPing Hetalia for 1 and RPing gilbert since November. I really wanted to join this site because it’s one of the few that ventures into the darker side of history which I love RPing anyway xD;; So yeah. I worked really hard on this and the reason I couldn’t get it in sooner was because of school and my gramma and a mess of trouble with the combination of both. And though told I was unable to re-reserve I was also told I could re-apply so I did after making sure he wasn't reserved before entering this. ouo;;
(( A/N: I made his middle name Maria because he was founded by the Teutonic Knights who stemmed from the St. Maria Order of knights oco ))
