He and Baron vom Stein were together responsible for improvements in Prussia's army system, the abolition of serfdom and feudal burdens, opening the civil service to all classes, and the complete reform of the educational system.

Family

Hardenberg was the eldest son of Christian Ludwig von Hardenberg (1700-1781), a Hanoverian colonel, later to become field marshal and commander-in-chief of

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