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Apr 23, 2024 · Frederick II, king of Prussia (1740–86), was a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia’s territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe.
- Matthew Smith Anderson
changes in military technology and the growth of states in early modern Europe, the example of King Frederick ii (“the Great”) of Prussia highlights how changes in the character of war were perceived by contemporaries, and how they used narratives of change for rhetorical purposes. Frederick and his contemporaries saw their own
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Nov 5, 2018 · Frederick’s concept of statecraft in turn convinced him that Prussia must fight only short, decisive wars—partly to conserve scarce resources, partly to convince the losers to make and keep the peace, and partly to deter potential challengers.
- Dennis Showalter
Nov 9, 2009 · Getty. Frederick II (1712-1786) ruled Prussia from 1740 until his death, leading his nation through multiple wars with Austria and its allies. His daring military tactics expanded and...
SMART NEWS. The Modern History of Ornithology Starts With This Inquisitive Medieval Emperor. Frederick II got up to a lot in his lifetime. Kat Eschner. December 26, 2017. Frederick II was the first...
I'm hesitant to address why Frederick might be considered the "first modern ruler" in a political sense, but you can make a strong argument that his commitment to empirical observation and questioning of scientific orthodoxy in De Arte certainly set him apart from most of his contemporaries.
A modern scholar has identified this period as the beginning of western Christendom as a “persecuting society,” with among other things the institutionalization of the Roman Inquisition. Frederick was never subjected to this court, he was too powerful – but he was excommunicated a second time by Innocent IV in 1245.
