Frederick the Great of Prussia
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Frederick II | king of Prussia | Britannica.com  King of Prussia (174086), a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of ... Frederick II, byname Frederick the Great, German Friedrich der Grosse (born...
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Frederick II of Prussia - New World Encyclopedia  Jul 31, 2013 ... Frederick II of Prussia, also known as Frederick the Great (January 24, .... Frederick the Great was an eighteenth century king of Prussia also...
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Frederick the Great - Wikipedia  Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern King. His most significant...
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Frederick II - King - Biography.com  Oct 6, 2015 ... Frederick II, known as Frederick the Great, was Prussia's king from 1740 to 1786. By winning wars and expanding territories, he established...
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Frederick II - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com  The future Frederick the Great was born on January 24, 1712, in Berlin, Prussia, the son of Frederick Wilhelm I, a Calvinist who ruled his household and kingdom...
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Barbarossa, the red-bearded hero, a symbol of German unity ...  Aug 24, 2011 ... German Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I was a popular figure. ... The date and location of the birth of Frederick I - commonly known as ... Barbarossa means "red beard" - a name given to him by the Italians due to the reddish...
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Albert | duke of Prussia | Britannica.com  Last grand master of the Teutonic Knights from 1510 to 1525, first duke of ... Albert was the third son of Frederick of Hohenzollern, margrave of ... The Teutonic Order's rule in Prussia came to an end in 1525, when the grand ... the order there and accepted its territory as a secular duchy for himself under ... Try again later.
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Frederick the Great - Wikipedia  Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern King. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his military ... Because he died childless, Frederick was succeeded by his nephew, ... the death of his father in 1713, Frederick William became King of Prussia,...
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German states--Prussia: Friderich the Great - Post-war Years  Jul 9, 2001 ... German Royalty: Prussia--Friderich (II) the Great (1740-86) ... Friedrich's father was King Friderich Wilhelm I. His mother was ... His mother spoke French to him, and she told him that French was the ... He received a military education which he hated. ... He was to rule for 46 years, from 1740 to 1786.
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Frederick III, German Emperor - Wikipedia  Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for ninety-nine days in 1888, the Year of ... Following the unification of Germany in 1871 his father, then King of Prussia, .... His time spent at the university, coupled with the influence of less .... as the Emperor and Frederick as heir-apparent to the new German monarchy.
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Frederick the Great - Wikipedia  Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern ... Frederick remained an admired historical figure through the German .... The king forced Frederick to watch the decapitation of his confidant Katte at ..... in Napoleon Bonaparte, who saw the Prussian king as the greatest tactical...
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The Rise of Prussia - The Time Traveller through the world of history  Dec 14, 2009 ... As a result, Frederick William decided to build up an adequate army to protect ... as King in Prussia but the title was soon changed to Frederick I King of Prussia. ... Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) claimed Silesia and marched in ... Instead he went to war against Austria in 1756 (Seven Years War)...
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Twelve things you didn't know about Frederick the Great | Making ...  Jun 5, 2015 ... Oddly, Frederick and his campaigns and battles are not very ... Napoleon steals all of the glory and then Hitler managed to overshadow ... father wanted a son who could make Prussia into a great military power-house. ... his son would ever amount to anything, Eugene told the king flatly that he would one...
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Frederick William I of Prussia - Wikipedia  Frederick William I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm I) (14 August 1688  31 May 1740), known as the 'Soldier King,' was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death, as well as the father of Frederick the Great. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of ... Frederick William died in 1740 at age 51 and was interred at the Garrison...
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Death of Frederick Barbarossa, 1190 - Internet History Sourcebooks ...  The Third Crusade: Death of Frederick Barbarossa, 1190 ... Frederick Barbarossa, with the King of France, Philip Augustus, and with the King of England, Henry TI. The obstacles to a joint expedition by these monarchs were formidable. ... again; then, in July 1189, while the war was still in progress, Henry II of England died.
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Free Flashcards about PLACE NAMES - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about PLACE NAMES. ... POPULAR WITH SHOPPERS, THIS PENNSYLVANIA TOWN WAS NAMED FOR A TAVERN THAT WAS NAMED AFTER FREDERICK THE GREAT, KING OF PRUSSIA ... A PA CITY IS NAMED FOR JOHN WILKES AND THIS OTHER BRITISH FRIEND OF THE...
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Frederick, I (Barbarossa) - Biography in Context - Gale  King of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor, and king of Italy, who restored order in ... Name variations: Frederick I Hohenstaufen; "Barbarossa" means "Redbeard. ... Italian city-states, unaccustomed to imperial authority, but also with counties, ... cave in the mountain of Kyffhuser, in Thuringia, his red beard continuing to grow.
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Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia  Frederick I (German: Friedrich; 1122  10 June 1190), also known as Frederick Barbarossa, was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death. ... Frederick therefore descended from the two leading families in Germany, making him ... The German princes refused to give the crown to his nephew, the duke of Swabia, for...
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | German composer | Britannica.com  A precocious musician who remained successful, C.P.E. Bach was his. ... In 1740 he was appointed harpsichordist to Frederick II of Prussia. ... J.S. Bach's sons, Carl Philip Emanuel Bach, who served for a time at the court of Frederick the Great...
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Frederick the Great - Wikipedia  Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern ... He became known as Frederick the Great (Friedrich der Groe) and was .... The crown prince returned to Berlin after finally being released from his ..... of Prussian-German staff officers looked back to the age of Frederick, they saw...
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essays - Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning  erick the Great as king of Prussia, and closing with the dethronement of Napoleon as ..... training. Prussia was famous for its drillfields, where, to the admiration of ... his army, but he used it in general only for shock action in solid tactical units. .... Again unlike Napoleon, Frederick, though a successful battle general, was.