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At this site, Frederick II of Prussia proved himself a master of strategy, and his troops stunned the enemy—a combined force of French and Austrian soldiers—with their quickness and discipline. The War Begins. When Frederick the Great of Prussia invaded Saxony on August 29, 1756, he started what became the Seven Years War.
George II saw the same process occur with his oldest son Frederick. The royal family clearly favored the younger son Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, over Frederick, Prince of Wales. Queen Caroline, the mother of both, reputedly said she wished Frederick was dead: 1
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Dietrich (illegitimate) Father. Frederick I, Duke of Swabia. Mother. Agnes of Germany. Frederick II ( Friedrich II, 1090 – 6 April 1147), called the One-Eyed, was Duke of Swabia from 1105 until his death, the second from the Hohenstaufen dynasty. His younger brother Conrad was elected King of the Romans in 1138.
- 1105 - 6 April 1147
- Frederick I, Duke of Swabia
Frederick II, Frederik II or Friedrich II may refer to: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250), King of Sicily from 1198; Holy Roman Emperor from 1220. Frederick II of Denmark (1534–1588), king of Denmark and Norway 1559–1588. Frederick II of Prussia (1712–1786), king 1740–1786, better known as Frederick the Great.
Jul 10, 1990 · Frederick the Great, the 18th-Century philosopher-king who made Prussia a military power, is to be reburied at his palace in Potsdam, southwest of Berlin, in a unified Germany.
1712. Frederick of Hohenzollern, the son and heir of the second King of Prussia, Frederick William I, and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, is born in Berlin. 1740. Frederick II accedes to the throne of ...
Aug 13, 1991 · Background: Frederick II was born in the provincial capital of Berlin to Frederick William I, King of Prussia and Sophie Dorothea, daughter of George I and sister of George II of England.
