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2 de abr. de 2014 · Frederick was born into the House of Hohenzollern on January 24, 1712, to Frederick William I of Prussia and Princess Sophia-Dorothea — the sister of George II of Great Britain. The couple ...
Frederick I (born c. 1123—died June 10, 1190) was the duke of Swabia (as Frederick III, 1147–90) and German king and Holy Roman emperor (1152–90), who challenged papal authority and sought to establish German predominance in western Europe. He engaged in a long struggle with the cities of northern Italy (1154–83), sending six major ...
Prussian monarch and Elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick William II) from 1713 until his death. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel. The King acquired a reputation for his fondness for military display, leading to his special efforts to hire the tallest men he could find in all of Europe for a special regiment nicknamed the Potsdam Giants.
His death in 1740 marked the end of a reign characterized by military and administrative reform. He was succeeded by his son, Frederick the Great. Frederick William I, known as the Soldier King, was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 till his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel.
22 de abr. de 2024 · Frederick William Robertson (born Feb. 3, 1816, London—died Aug. 15, 1853, Brighton, Sussex, Eng.) was an Anglican clergyman who became widely popular particularly among the working class because of the oratory and psychological insight in his sermons preached from 1847 at Trinity Chapel, Brighton. Appealing to a broad religious consensus ...
24 de feb. de 2021 · Facts About Frederick The Great. Born: 24 January 1712, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, (Present-day Germany) Full name: Frederick II or Frederick the Great. Nickname: Der Alte Fritz (Old Fritz) Known For: Enlightenment Ideas and Military Reforms. Reign: 31 May 1740 – 17 August 1786. Predecessor: Frederick William I. Successor: Frederick William II.
William Herschel (born November 15, 1738, Hannover, Hanover—died August 25, 1822, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England) was a German-born British astronomer, the founder of sidereal astronomy for the systematic observation of the stars and nebulae beyond the solar system. He discovered the planet Uranus, hypothesized that nebulae are composed of ...
