Knight academy

Knight academies were first established in Western European states in the late 16th century.It added to the hitherto rudimentary education of the aristocratic youth natural science, statesmanship and languages.They had their origin in Southern and Western Europe and were then also established in the Holy Roman Empire.The first German institution modeled on the French ones was the Collegium illustre of Tübingen, founded in 1594.In the wake of the reforms of Joseph II all aristocratic educational institutions were dissolved.
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