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Hace 2 días · Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia , declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772.
Hace 2 días · Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, tried to assert authority over the Hanseatic towns Berlin and Cölln in 1442 and blocked all towns of Brandenburg from participating in Hanseatic diets. For some but not all Brandenburg towns this was the end of their Hanseatic involvement.
Hace 4 días · Frederick William, the Great Elector of Brandenburg, signed a secret Close Alliance with France in 1679 in return for 100,000 livres a year for ten years. In return, the French were to get free passage through Prussian lands and the use of Prussian forts when required.
Hace 2 días · However, Frederick's deposition in 1623 meant John George of Saxony and the Calvinist George William, Elector of Brandenburg became concerned Ferdinand intended to reclaim formerly Catholic bishoprics currently held by Protestants.
Hace 2 días · The Battle of Lobositz took place on October 1, 1756, marking the opening engagement of the Seven Years' War. This clash occurred near Lobositz, now known as Lovosice, in Bohemia, featuring the Prussian forces led by Frederick the Great against the Austrians under Field Marshal Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne.
Hace 4 días · Even a Frederick II might have found it hard to serve as lifelong head of state and chief executive officer of government under modern conditions, however. Part of the problem lay in the growth of a large, vocal and impatient public opinion, together with parliaments, newspapers and other aspects of civil society through which it could express itself.
Hace 5 días · Authority and Power in the Medieval Church, c. 1000–c. 1500. Turnhout, Brepols, 2021, ISBN: 9782503585291; 412pp.; Price: £121.00. Books that manage to encapsulate something essential but often elusive quickly turn indispensable for scholars. Authority and Power in the Medieval Church is one such volume.
