Tugendbund
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thumb|Ferdinand von Schill Tugendbund, or League of Virtue was a quasi-Masonic secret society founded in June 1808, in order to revive the national spirit of Prussians after their defeat by Napoleon. It was established after the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, in the spring of 1808 at Koningsberg.
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It is catalogued under topics including Organizations disestablished in 1810, Organizations established in 1808 and Secret societies in Germany.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- nonprofit organization
- Country
- Germany
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- inception
- 1808-00-00
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6 sectionsContents
- History
- Objectives and rebellions
- Membership
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|Ferdinand von Schill Tugendbund, or League of Virtue was a quasi-Masonic secret society founded in June 1808, in order to revive the national spirit of Prussians after their defeat by Napoleon. It was established after the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt, in the spring of 1808 at Koningsberg.
==History== The three masonic lodges of Koningsberg who established Tugendbund, officially named it "Scientific society for the exercise of morality" (Sittlich Wissenschaftlicher-Verein). Despite the fact that the specific society was approved by Frederick William III on June 30, 1808, it met the hostility of Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein who sought to promote his own view on the Prussian reforms. The society was initially banned by Napoleonic decree and then by Frederick William III in December 1809.
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