The General Directory of War and Finance (or General Directory, General-Ober-Finanz-Kriegs-und Domainen-Direktorium), established in 1723, was an administrative body of the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...

of the Kingdom of

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

. It was the result of the merger between two rival institutions: the General Finance Directory and the General Commissariat. Its powers included the ability to manage

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, the

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, and

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of the

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giving the appearance of placing the administration of government under the control of the

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

References

*Clark, Gregory. ''Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947''. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 2006. {{ISBN, 978-0-674-02385-7 Government of Prussia 1723 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1808 disestablishments in Germany Subdivisions of Prussia