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2 de jul. de 2015 · History In Our Time. Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon. Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
21 de nov. de 2023 · Frederick II of Prussia, also known as Frederick the Great and King Frederick, lived from 1712-1786, and was the king of Prussia from 1740-1786. King Frederick was the son of Frederick William I ...
29 de mar. de 2016 · The definitive biography of the legendary autocrat whose enlightened rule transformed the map of Europe and changed the course of history. Few figures loom as large in European history as Frederick the Great. When he inherited the Prussian crown in 1740, he ruled over a kingdom of scattered territories, a minor Germanic backwater.
22 de abr. de 2013 · Paret, Peter, ed. Frederick the Great: A Profile. New York: Hill & Wang, 1972. Has a short introductory biography followed by a series of essays examining different facets of Frederick’s life by historians but also by contemporaries to Frederick. Reddaway, William F. Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia. New York: Haskell House, 1969.
Frederick’s greatest achievement was perhaps the creation of effective government bureaucracy, which became the model for the nineteenth century, and laws establishing religious and social freedoms, which were fundamental in defining the concept of liberty. Frederick the Great was a renaissance man in the Age of Reason.
Frederick The Great. Frederick II also known as ‘Frederick the Great’ was a powerful and influential King of Prussia whose reign witnessed several military victories expanding the territories of Prussia. ‘Der Alte Fritz’ (meaning ‘Old Fritz’) as often called by the people of Prussia, he was successful in reorganizing the Prussian army.
9 de mar. de 2020 · Frederick the Great, a biography by Reiners, Ludwig, 1896-1957. Publication date 1960 Topics Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 Publisher New York ...
