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3 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.
3 days ago · House of Hohenzollern. Frederick III [a] (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.
- 9 March 1888 – 15 June 1888
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
10 hours ago · As emperor, Frederick III took a leading role in the family and positioned himself as the judge over the family's internal conflicts, often making use of the privilegium maius. He was able to restore the unity of the house's Austrian lands, since the Albertinian line was now extinct.
- 11th century
1 day ago · Johann Friedrich I was a nephew of Frederick the Wise and the eldest son of John the Steadfast. One of the earliest Cranach portraits of him shows a handsome six-year-old child in apparel meant for the upper echelon of society. He exudes innocence from one not quite used to his station as a royal.
4 days ago · The capture of Richard the Lionheart, the conquest of Sicily, the battle of Bouvines, the Fifth Crusade, the court of Frederick II, Cortenuova and the epic final struggle between the pope and the emperor. This is a narrative history in weekly 25-30 minute episodes that had initially been published in the History of the Germans Podcast.
r/monarchism. • 2 days ago. Vlad_Dracul89. King Frederick I. of Bohemia and Elector Palatine, last King of Bohemia before Habsburg reconquest and purges, and what was called in Czech history books as 300 years of "Dark Age" of violent re-catholization and germanization. History. 18. 15 Share. Add a Comment. Sort by: Search Comments.
5 days ago · St. Thomas Aquinas (born 1224/25, Roccasecca, near Aquino, Terra di Lavoro, Kingdom of Sicily [Italy]—died March 7, 1274, Fossanova, near Terracina, Latium, Papal States; canonized July 18, 1323; feast day January 28, formerly March 7) was an Italian Dominican theologian, the foremost medieval Scholastic. He developed his own conclusions from ...
