Frederick the Great

Portrait by Johann Georg Ziesenis, 1763.
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King of Prussia until his death in 1786. His significant accomplishments include the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment.
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Born
24 January 1712 Berlin , Kingdom of Prussia
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Died
17 August 1786 (aged 74) Potsdam , Kingdom of Prussia
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Germany
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Burial
Sanssouci , Potsdam
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era
1600-1800
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Father
Frederick William I of Prussia
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House
Hohenzollern
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Mother
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
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Predecessor
Frederick William I
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Reign
31 May 1740 – 17 August 1786
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Spouse
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
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Successor
Frederick William II

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