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Frederick the Great (view source)
Revision as of 05:04, November 18, 2007
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'''Frederick the Great''' was king of [[Prussia]] from 1740 to 1786. He increased and modernized the Prussian [[army]] and turned Prussia into a [[world power]]. He fought to oppose [[Austria|Austrian]] ambitions, and earned a great reputation as a military commander in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740--8).
'''Frederick the Great''' (1712-1786) was king of [[Prussia]] from 1740 to 1786 after taking the throne after the death of his father, [[Frederick William I]]. His childhood had been spent in rigorous military training and education, an education he would put to good use.
[[Category:Germany]][[Category:Monarchs]]
He increased and modernized the Prussian [[army]] and turned Prussia into a world power. He fought to oppose [[Austria|Austrian]] ambitions, and earned a great reputation as a military commander in the [[War of the Austrian Succession]] (1740-1748). The war netted him Silesia and some other smaller gains.
Frederick was involved in a huge conflict with the [[Seven Years War]] from 1756 - 1763, fighting multiple opponents who had larger populations. His only ally was [[Great Britain]] and one of his enemies was [[France]]. The war crossed continents where in the American colonies it was called the [[French and Indian Wars]].
In 1772 Frederick participated in the first partition of [[Poland]]. By the time he died in 1786, he had doubled the area of his country.
== Sources ==
* http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/persons6_n2/frederick.html
* http://www.abcgallery.com/list/2001nov16.html
[[Military Commanders]]
[[Category:Germany People]]
[[Category:Monarchs]]