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Frederick the Great.
Frederick William
Frederick William II
The bookish Prussian youth who went on to become known as Frederick the Great was Frederick Hohenzollern, also known as Frederick II. After his father's death, he served as the king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
Fredrick William II
Frederick The Great
Frederick II (The Great) invaded Silesia, and provoked a war with Austria. By 1772, he had joined together the Prussian territories. He had doubled the territory of his country.
King Frederick the Great
Frederick William 1 and his son, known as Frederick the Great, modernized the Prussian Army and made it the most feared on the continent. By standardizing weapons, training, tactics, uniforms, and even pay, the two built the first modern army.
The House of Hohenzollern was the Prussian Dynasty during the Age of Absolutism. This dynasty included Frederick the Great (Frederick II), as well as his grandfather Frederick I and his father Frederick William I.
Frederick II, also known as Frederick the Great, was a Prussian ruler in the 18th century. He was an enlightened absolutist, meaning that he ruled over Prussia using principles of the Enlightenment, which he enacted in the many progressive reforms he made as ruler.
Frederick the Great did enlarge the Prussian army. Under Frederick's rule, many wars were fought, including the seven years war against Austria and France. Frederick was considered an experienced and knowledgeable military theorist.