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      • Frederick II, German Friedrich known as Frederick the Great, (born Jan. 24, 1712, Berlin—died Aug. 17, 1786, Potsdam, near Berlin), King of Prussia (1740–86). The son of Frederick William I, he suffered an unhappy early life, subject to his father’s capricious bullying.
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    Jun 26, 2024 · Frederick II, king of Prussia (1740–86), a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars, greatly enlarged Prussia’s territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe.

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    Frederick II, German Friedrich known as Frederick the Great, (born Jan. 24, 1712, Berlin—died Aug. 17, 1786, Potsdam, near Berlin), King of Prussia (1740–86). The son of Frederick William I, he suffered an unhappy early life, subject to his father’s capricious bullying.

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    Jun 26, 2024 · Frederick II - Prussian Reforms, Enlightenment, Military: Both by his accomplishments and by his example Frederick deeply influenced the course of German history. In the struggles of the 1740s and ’50s he weakened still further the tottering structure of the Holy Roman Empire.

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    Jun 26, 2024 · Frederick II - Prussian Army, State Reforms, Militarism: The overriding objective of Frederick’s rule was to increase the power of the state. His desire to foster education and cultural life was sincere, but these humanitarian goals were secondary compared with the task of building a great army and gaining the financial resources needed to ...

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    Jun 26, 2024 · Since both Russia and Austria were persuaded to follow a policy that was largely Prussian in inspiration, it ranks as perhaps his greatest diplomatic success. Frederick II - Prussia, Enlightenment, Reforms: The Seven Years’ War, on which he embarked thus soon became a life-and-death struggle.

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    Frederick II ruled Prussia , a kingdom in what is now Germany, from 1740 to 1786. He was a great military leader who made Prussia a major power in Europe. Because of his military genius, he earned the title Frederick the Great. Frederick was born on January 24, 1712, in the city of Berlin.

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    Jun 26, 2024 · Frederick II - Prussia, Domestic Policies, Enlightenment: In administrative, economic, and social policy Frederick’s attitudes were essentially conservative. Much of what he did in these areas was little more than a development of policies pursued by his father.

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