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As King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, Frederick the Great helped transform Prussia from a European backwater to an economically strong and politically reformed state. During his reign, the effects of the Seven Years’ War and the gaining of Silesia greatly changed the economy. The conquest of Silesia gave Prussia’s fledgling industries ...
Frederico II (em alemão: Friedrich II .; 24 de janeiro de 1712 – 17 de agosto de 1786) governou o Reino da Prússia de 1740 a 1786, o reinado mais longo de qualquer rei Hohenzollern, durando 46 anos. Suas realizações mais significativas durante seu reinado incluíram suas vitórias militares, sua reorganização dos exércitos prussianos ...
In 1746 Frederick wrote mocking letters to his rather openly gay brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, which were characterized by jealousy for the "handsome Marwitz", a young royal page. One of Henry's favorites, the Queen's chamberlain, Ernst Ahasverus Heinrich von Lehndorff, also recalls this story in his memoirs. [23]
Frederick the Great was born into a broken home. His parents were Frederick William I, King of Prussia, and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. Though Frederick William cared for his wife, he believed that a woman should have no influence in court. The fiery-tempered Sophia had other ideas, and she despised her husband for pushing her to the margins.
History. Frederick II was born on 24 January 1712 in Berlin and was King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (technically only ‘King in Prussia’ until 1772). He was a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty. His mother Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was the daughter of Britain’s King George I and sister of King George II, and for a long time hoped to ...
Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king, at 46 years. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his military victories, his reorganization of Prussian armies, his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment and his final success against great odds ...
The most important foreign policy development in the second half of Frederick’s reign was the first partition of Poland, in 1772.By this Prussia gained the Polish province of West Prussia (though without the great commercial city of Danzig), and thus Brandenburg and Pomerania, the core of the monarchy, became linked with the theretofore isolated East Prussia.
