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Frederick I (German: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia).
Frederick I was the elector of Brandenburg (as Frederick III), who became the first king in Prussia (1701–13), freed his domains from imperial suzerainty, and continued the policy of territorial aggrandizement begun by his father, Frederick William, the Great Elector.
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Aug 10, 2024 · Frederick William I was the second Prussian king, who transformed his country from a second-rate power into the efficient and prosperous state that his son and successor, Frederick II the Great, made a major military power on the Continent.
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Born in Königsberg in 1657, Frederick became Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg in 1688, upon the death of his father Frederick William. The Hohenzollern state was then known as Brandenburg-Prussia, as the family had possessions including Brandenburg within the Holy Roman Empire and Ducal Prussia outside of the empire. Although he was the Margrav...
Frederick was a great sponsor of the arts and patronized these lavishly, sometimes spending more than the state could afford. However, this enriched Prussia's physical appearance and set the scene for his successor, who turned Prussia into a major European power. His son, Frederick William I, reformed the civil service and created a standing army. ...
Clark, Christopher Iron. Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Cambridge, M.A,: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0674023857Dorwart, Jeffery M. The Administrative Reforms of Frederick William of Prussia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1971. ISBN 978-0837155784Dwyer, Philip G. The Rise of Prussia, 1700-1830. New York: Longman, 2002. ISBN 978-0582292680Frederick 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.
Frederick William I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the Soldier King (German: Soldatenkönig [1]), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 till his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel.
Nov 17, 2022 · Frederick the Great was a truly brilliant military leader who turned Prussia into a mighty power and force for good in Europe. Frederick strongly believed a prince “is merely the principal servant of the State”. Unlike his contemporaries, he did not believe in the Divine Right of the King.
