Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Frederick II, the Great, King of Prussia (1712-1786)
-Son of Frederick William I
-poor father-son relationship
-Rheinsburg
-ascended the throne in 1740
-corresponded with Voltaire
-philosopher-king
-Anti-Machiavel (1741)
-Son of Frederick William I
-poor father-son relationship
-Rheinsburg
-ascended the throne in 1740
-corresponded with Voltaire
-philosopher-king
-Anti-Machiavel (1741)
-invades Silesia in 1742: war with Austria
-Prussia become one of the Great Powers of Europe
-Seven Years War, 1756-1763
-Enlightened despotism
# posted by Anne Good @ 6:21 AM 
