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Frederick the Great

Born

in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia

January 24, 1712

Died

August 17, 1786

Genre

Military Strategy, Music, Philosophy

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Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was a King in Prussia (1740–1772) and a King of Prussia (1772–1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV (Friedrich IV.) of Brandenburg. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel. He became known as Frederick the Great (Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed Der Alte Fritz ("Old Fritz").

Interested primarily in music and philosophy and not the arts of war during his youth, Frederick unsuccessfully attempted to flee from his authoritarian father, Frederick William I, with childhood friend, Hans Hermann von Katte, whose execution he was forced to watch after they had ...more

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	Anti-Machiavel 3.68 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1741 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Instructions for His Generals 3.69 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1748 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frederick The Great On The Art Of War by Frederick the Great, Jay Luvaas (Editor & Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1966 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Correspondance de Voltaire avec le roi de Prusse by Frederick the Great, Voltaire 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Politische Testament von 1752. 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1974	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anti-Machiavel: Or, an Examination of Machiavel's Prince. With Notes Historical and Political. Published by Mr. de Voltaire. Translated From the French 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings by Frederick the Great, Avi Lifschitz (Editor), Angela Scholar (Translation) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Über die Erziehung 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Siebenjährige Krieg 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Instructions of Frederick the Great for his Generals, 1747 by Frederick the Great, T.R. Phillips (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He who defends everything, defends nothing.”
― Frederick the Great

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“Books make up no small part of human happiness.”
― Frederick the Great

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“The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths; and the next is to shake off old prejudices.”
― Frederick the Great

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