Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Baronet
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
January 24, 1712
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
Berlin,_Prussia
|
| gptkbp:culturalContribution |
Promotion of the Enlightenment
Construction of Sanssouci Palace Establishment_of_the_Berlin_Academy_of_Sciences Support_for_Frederick_II's_Academy_of_Arts |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
August 17, 1786
|
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
Sanssouci_Palace,_Potsdam
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| gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:House_of_Hohenzollern
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in."
"I am a servant of the state." "All religions are equally good." "The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble." |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
The Age of Enlightenment
The Seven Years' War The War of Austrian Succession |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Frederick the Great II
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Influenced Enlightenment thought
Influenced_later_German_nationalism Influenced_military_strategy_in_Europe |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Patronage of the arts and Enlightenment thinkers
Military_victories_in_the_Silesian_Wars |
| gptkbp:language |
German
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:Field_Marshal
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Kunersdorf
gptkb:Battle_of_Rossbach Battle of Leuthen Battle of Torgau |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Prussia
|
| gptkbp:reform |
gptkb:Prussian_military
Agricultural policies Prussian_bureaucracy |
| gptkbp:reign |
1740-1786
|
| gptkbp:religion |
Deism
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Elisabeth_Christine_of_Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Frederick_William_II_of_Prussia
|
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Elector_of_Brandenburg
gptkb:King_of_Prussia gptkb:Duke_of_Prussia gptkb:Margrave_of_Brandenburg-Schwedt Count of Hohenzollern |