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1 day ago · 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. His most significant accomplishments include his ...
- Elisabeth Christine
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (8...
- Sanssouci
Sanssouci (German pronunciation: [ˈsãːsusi]) is a historical...
- King in Prussia
Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a...
- Royal Prussia
Geography. The area consisted of the following territories:...
- Silesian Wars
The Silesian Wars (German: Schlesische Kriege) were three...
- Anti-Machiavel
1740. Anti-Machiavel is an 18th-century essay by Frederick...
- Battle of Zorndorf
The Battle of Zorndorf, during the Seven Years' War, was...
- Potsdam Giants
The Potsdam Giants at the Battle of Hohenfriedeberg, as...
- Battle of Hohenfriedberg
The Battle of Hohenfriedberg or Hohenfriedeberg, now...
- Elisabeth Christine
2 hours ago · Igor Stravinsky. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky [a] (17 June [ O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music .
1 day ago · During the 9th century, several important developments took place. First, there was a major effort by the Church to unify the many chant traditions and suppress many of them in favor of the Gregorian liturgy. Second, the earliest polyphonic music was sung, a form of parallel singing known as organum.
