Frederic the Great

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:Potsdam
gptkb:Sanssouci_Palace
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_Black_Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate 1712-01-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Sanssouci,_Potsdam
gptkbp:commemoratedBy statues in Berlin and Potsdam
gptkbp:coronationDate 1740-05-31
gptkbp:deathDate 1786-08-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Potsdam
gptkbp:education tutored by Jacques Duhan
gptkbp:father gptkb:Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Frederick_II_of_Prussia
gptkbp:genre Baroque
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frederic the Great
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Enlightenment_philosophers
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:knownFor patronage of the arts
enlightened absolutism
modernizing Prussia
military victories in the Silesian Wars
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for German unification
model for later military leaders
transformed Prussia into a major European power
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:Silesian_Wars
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Sophia_Dorothea_of_Hanover
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Old_Fritz
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Anti-Machiavel
gptkb:Histoire_de_mon_temps
Poems
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:monarchy
composer
gptkbp:portrayedBy numerous books and films
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:reignEnd 1786
gptkbp:reignStart 1740
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:signature Frederick II signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elisabeth_Christine_of_Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_William_II_of_Prussia
gptkbp:title Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constantia_dessert_wine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7