Frederick the Good

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkb:Moses_Mendelssohn
gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
gptkb:Denis_Diderot
gptkb:Friedrich_Schiller
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkb:Georg_Friedrich_Handel
Immanuel Kant
gptkbp:birthDate 1712-01-24
gptkbp:birthPlace Berlin,_Prussia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Frederick_William_II_of_Prussia
gptkbp:culturalContribution patron of the arts
advocate for religious tolerance
supporter of philosophy
reformer of education
gptkbp:deathDate 1786-08-17
gptkbp:deathPlace Sanssouci_Palace,_Potsdam
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
gptkbp:era Age of Enlightenment
gptkbp:famousQuote "A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in."
"I am not a king, I am a servant of the state."
"All I want is peace and a little good food."
"I have no need for a crown, I have my people."
"The greatest gift of a ruler is a good example."
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frederick the Good
gptkbp:influence cultural development
military strategy
philosophical thought
European_politics
gptkbp:knownFor military reforms
enlightened absolutism
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:legacy cultural patronage
educational reforms
military tactics
modern statecraft
gptkbp:militaryRank King
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Kunersdorf
gptkb:Battle_of_Rossbach
Battle of Leuthen
Battle of Torgau
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
gptkbp:reign gptkb:King_of_Prussia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elisabeth_Christine_of_Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Frederick_William_II_of_Prussia