History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great

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"History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great" is a multi-volume historical biography by Thomas Carlyle that chronicles the life, reign, and military campaigns of the Prussian king Frederick the Great.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical biography
multi-volume work
non-fiction book
alsoKnownAs History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great
surface form: Frederick the Great (Carlyle biography)
author Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
surface form: Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist and historian
authorNationality Scottish
biographicalSubject Frederick II of Prussia
surface form: Friedrich II of Prussia
contains accounts of battles
character study of Frederick the Great
political analysis of Prussia
countryOfSubject Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
documentType book series
focusesOn life of Frederick the Great
military campaigns of Frederick the Great
reign of Frederick the Great
genre biography
military history
historicalContext Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
historicalPeriodCovered 18th century Europe
includes analysis of statecraft
descriptions of European diplomacy
intendedAudience readers of serious history
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Victorian literature
mainSubject Frederick II of Prussia
narrativePerspective third-person historical narrative
numberOfVolumes multiple
settingLocation Central Europe
Prussia
subjectAlternativeName Frederick II of Prussia
surface form: Frederick the Great

Frederick II of Prussia
surface form: Friedrich II of Prussia
subjectCountry Prussia
subjectDynasty House of Hohenzollern
subjectEra Age of Enlightenment
surface form: Enlightenment era
subjectOccupation king
military commander
subjectReligionContext Brandenburg-Prussia
surface form: Protestant Prussia
subjectRole monarch of Prussia
subjectTitle King of Prussia
timeSpanOfNarrative from Frederick's youth to his death
workScope intellectual history
military history
political history
workType long-form narrative history

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Thomas Carlyle notableWork History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau notableWork History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great
this entity surface form: De la monarchie prussienne sous Frédéric le Grand
History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great alsoKnownAs History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great
this entity surface form: Frederick the Great (Carlyle biography)