Hardenberg, Karl August, F�rst Von (prince Of)

Also called (until 1814) �Freiherr (baron) von Hardenberg� Prussian statesman and administrator, who preserved the integrity of the Prussian state during the Napoleonic Wars. Domestically he was able to continue the reforms introduced by Karl, Freiherr vom Stein; in foreign affairs he exchanged Prussia's alliance with France for an alliance with Russia in 1813, and in 1814 - 15 he represented