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  1. 4 days 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 ...

  2. 4 days ago · The House of Hohenzollern (/ ˌ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n /, US also /-n ˈ z ɔː l-,-n t ˈ s ɔː l-/; German: Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced [ˌhaʊs hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ; Romanian: Casa de Hohenzollern) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German ...

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  3. 6 days ago · Frederick III or Friedrich III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors. Known informally as "Fritz", he was the only son of Emperor Wilhelm I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service.

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  5. Mar 23, 2024 · Frederick I of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia (1701–1713). From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel ...

  6. 4 days ago · Leopold, in conjunction with Prussian King Frederick–William III, then issued this "Declaration of Pillnitz"; the "resolution to act quickly" was perceived as a declaration of war on France for the purpose of ending the Revolution, even though neither Austria nor Prussia was displeased by French weakness. “"The Declaration of Pillnitz ...

  7. Mar 27, 2024 · "Frederick II ‘the Great’, King of Prussia" published on by Oxford University Press. The career of Frederick ‘the Great’ defies a simple appreciation, despite the attempts of Wilhelmine and Nazi Germany to appropriate

  8. Apr 4, 2024 · Frederick the Great (1712–1786), King of Prussia. Illustration from Panorama der Weltgeschichte, by M Reymond (Internationaler Weltverlag, Berlin, c1905). Creator: After Julius Friedrich Anton Schrader, German (1815–1900) Artwork medium: colour lithograph: Credit: Look and Learn: Search stock images by keyword

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