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1 day ago · Frederick's years dedicated to the arts instead of politics ended upon the 1740 death of Frederick William and his inheritance of the Kingdom of Prussia. Frederick and his father were reconciled at the latter's death, and Frederick later admitted, despite their constant conflict, that Frederick William had been an effective ruler: "What a terrible man he was.
2 days ago · Known as the "Prussian Versailles," the palace and grounds were built for Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia between 1747 and 1748. Though smaller in scale, Sanssouci possesses the same ...
2 days ago · Augustus II of Poland (left) and Frederick William I of Prussia (right) Peter the Great became Tsar in 1682 upon the death of his elder brother Feodor but did not become the actual ruler until 1689. He commenced reforming the country, turning the Russian tsardom into a modernized empire relying on trade and on a strong, professional army and ...
3 days ago · Frederick William, ca. 1841. Frederick William was born in the New Palace at Potsdam in Prussia on 18 October 1831. [1] He was a scion of the House of Hohenzollern, rulers of Prussia, then the most powerful of the German states.
5 days ago · Frederick William IV (born Oct. 15, 1795, Cölln, near Berlin—died Jan. 2, 1861, Potsdam, Prussia) was the king of Prussia from 1840 until 1861, whose conservative policies helped spark the Revolution of 1848. In the aftermath of the failed revolution, Frederick William followed a reactionary course. In 1857, he was incapacitated by a stroke ...
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4 days ago · His successor, Frederick William II, helped to complete the destruction of the Polish state by the partitions of 1793 (between Prussia and Russia) and 1795 (between Prussia, Russia, and Austria). The result was bound to be an enhancement of Prussia’s role in Europe but also a diminution of its focus on Germany.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Frederick II ascended the throne, becoming the king of Prussia, in 1740, following the death of his father, Frederick William I. Frederick II(born January 24, 1712, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]—died August 17, 1786, Potsdam, near Berlin) was the kingof Prussia(1740–86), a brilliant militarycampaigner who, in a series of diplomaticstratagems ...
