Frederick II of Prussia

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King of Prussia composer enlightened absolutist human military leader monarch philosopher-king

Frederick II of Prussia, also known as Frederick the Great, was an 18th-century Prussian king renowned for his military genius, enlightened absolutist rule, and transformation of Prussia into a major European power.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Frederick the Great	24
Friedrich II of Prussia	1
Friedrich II. von Preußen	1
King in Prussia	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Prussia ⓘ composer ⓘ enlightened absolutist ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ monarch ⓘ philosopher-king ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Der Alte Fritz ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Friedrich II. von Preußen
battle	Battle of Hohenfriedberg ⓘ Battle of Leuthen ⓘ Battle of Mollwitz ⓘ Battle of Rossbach ⓘ
birthDate	1712-01-24 ⓘ
birthPlace	Berlin ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
burialPlace	Sanssouci Palace ⓘ surface form: Sanssouci Terrace
causeOfDeath	illness ⓘ
conflict	War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ surface form: First Silesian War Second Silesian War ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ Third Silesian War ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
deathDate	1786-08-17 ⓘ
deathPlace	Potsdam ⓘ Sanssouci Palace ⓘ
education	tutored in French literature and philosophy ⓘ
era	Enlightenment ⓘ
father	Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
fullName	Frederick II of Prussia self-link ⓘ
hobby	composing music ⓘ playing the flute ⓘ
influenced	German Enlightenment ⓘ Prussian militarism ⓘ
influencedBy	French Enlightenment ⓘ Voltaire ⓘ
knownFor	administrative and legal reforms ⓘ enlightened absolutist policies ⓘ expansion of Prussian territory ⓘ military reforms in Prussia ⓘ patronage of the arts and philosophy ⓘ religious tolerance policies ⓘ
language	French ⓘ German ⓘ
militaryRank	Field Marshal ⓘ
mother	Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ⓘ
nobleFamily	House of Hohenzollern ⓘ
notableWork	Anti-Machiavel ⓘ Histoire de mon temps ⓘ
patronOf	Voltaire ⓘ
policy	agricultural reforms including potato cultivation promotion ⓘ promotion of religious refugees to settle in Prussia ⓘ
predecessor	Frederick William I of Prussia ⓘ
reignEnd	1786-08-17 ⓘ
reignStart	1740-05-31 ⓘ
religion	Calvinism ⓘ
residence	Berlin City Palace ⓘ Sanssouci Palace ⓘ
sibling	Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ⓘ Prince Augustus William of Prussia ⓘ
spouse	Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ⓘ surface form: Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
successor	Frederick William II of Prussia ⓘ
territorialAcquisition	Silesia ⓘ
title	Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King in Prussia Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ Prince of Neuchâtel ⓘ surface form: Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel

Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Kunersdorf → PrussianCommander → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Peter III of Russia → ally → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Frederick II of Prussia → alsoKnownAs → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Frederick II of Prussia → alsoKnownAs → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Friedrich II. von Preußen

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis → appointedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Deutsche Aufklärung → associatedRuler → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Second Silesian War → associatedRulerTitlePrussia → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Battle of Rossbach → associatedWith → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Voltaire → associatedWith → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin → associatedWithPerson → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Anti-Machiavel → author → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Musical Offering → basedOnThemeProvidedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Sanssouci Park → builtFor → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Frederick William I of Prussia → child → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover → child → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Third Silesian War → commandedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Battle of Hohenfriedberg → commander → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Battle of Kunersdorf → commander → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Battle of Leuthen → commander → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Battle of Mollwitz → commander → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Battle of Rossbach → commander → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Siege of Prague (1757) → commander → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Second Silesian War → commanderForPrussia → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Battle of Hohenfriedberg → commandingMonarch → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Neues Palais → commissionedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Sanssouci Palace → commissionedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Sanssouci Park → commissionedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Musical Offering → dedicatedTo → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach → employer → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Bellevue Palace → foundedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Blue Max → foundedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin → foundedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

subject surface form: Invalidenfriedhof

Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin → foundedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

subject surface form: Invalidenfriedhof

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Pour le Mérite → foundedBy → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Berlin State Opera → founder → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Frederick II of Prussia → fullName → Frederick II of Prussia self-link ⓘ

Frederick → hasNotableBearer → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great

Friedrich → hasNotableBearer → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Friedrich II of Prussia

Anglo-Prussian alliance → hasParticipant → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Prussia → headOfState → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

War of the Bavarian Succession → involvedPerson → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 → involvesRuler → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

War of the Austrian Succession → keyFigure → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Battle of Mollwitz → monarchInCommand → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Second Silesian War → monarchOfPrussiaDuringWar → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover → motherOf → Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Frederick the Great