Frederick the Great: King of Prussia by Tim Blanning

Frederick the Great: King of Prussia Tim Blanning ebook
Format: pdf
Page: 688
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781400068128

Frederick William II was what one might call a transitional monarch in Prussia. The king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786, Frederick the Great ranks among eighteenth-century Europe's most enlightened rulers. After the Battle of Kunersdorf, Frederick thought Prussia faced certain defeat. An LS regarding the retirment of a Prussian major. Frederick II, the son of Frederick William I, was born in Berlin. But Frederick came close to not becoming Prussia's king. Frederick the Great has 60 ratings and 10 reviews. Scott ; and Frederick the Great: King of Prussia, by David Fraser. N king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786). To a degree, Frederick the Great was the creation of his soldiers and H.M. More Frederick the Great King of Prussia Items. The Tomb of Frederick the Great was a subject to which Old Fritz, as he was church (destroyed in 1945) next to his father, the soldier-king Frederick William I. Hohenzollern King Frederick II was the most famous British spy to rule Prussia. Frederick the Great 1712 - 1786. Frederick II (1712-1786) ruled Prussia from 1740 until his death, leading his nation Frederick sought to embody the Platonic ideal of a “philosopher-king. His father, King Frederick William, often hit his son and humiliated him in public. Frederick II, the Great (1712-86): King of Prussia.