Friedrich Leopold Freiherr von Schrötter (February 1, 1743 – June 30, 1815) was a German Junker, Prussian government minister and until 1806 Reichsfreiherr of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Schrötter was born in Wohnsdorf near Friedland (today Kurortnoye, Pravdinsky District,

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) and served in a dragoon regiment of the Prussian Army during the

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. Appointed as minister in charge of

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after the death of King Frederick the Great, he followed the

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economic policies then coming into vogue, loosening restrictions on the

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in that province. He died in

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Legacy

In 1941 the Polish city of Płock, which was annexed to the Province of East Prussia after the Poland Campaign in 1939, was renamed ''Schröttersburg'' in honor of Schrötter. However, the name disappeared soon after the end of the Second World War.

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1743 births 1815 deaths People from Pravdinsky District People from East Prussia German barons Government ministers of Prussia Prussian Army personnel Prussian military personnel of the Seven Years' War Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky {{Germany-politician-stub