Friedrich II., König von Preußen
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Basic data
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Volkna, Johann; Mortier, Pierre; Dom Calmet Pen Names
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Friedrich der Große; Alte Fritz Alternative Names
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January 24, 1712 in Berlin
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†August 17, 1786 in Potsdam
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König von Preußen, Komponist, Schriftsteller
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Berlin
Iconography
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![Frederick's marriage to Elisabeth Christine at Schloss Salzdahlum by J. G. Schmidt [de] (1733) (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arolsen_Klebeband_15_259.jpg "Frederick's marriage to Elisabeth Christine at Schloss Salzdahlum by J. G. Schmidt [de] (1733) (Source: Wikimedia)")
![St. Hedwig's Cathedral, the first Roman Catholic church built in Berlin since the Reformation, was erected by the sanction of Frederick, who also sketched its design.[200] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Berlin,_Mitte,_Bebelplatz,_Hedwigskathedrale_02.jpg "St. Hedwig's Cathedral, the first Roman Catholic church built in Berlin since the Reformation, was erected by the sanction of Frederick, who also sketched its design.[200] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![The King Everywhere by Robert Warthmüller [de] (1886, German Historical Museum, Berlin). Frederick is depicted inspecting a potato harvest. (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Der_K%C3%B6nig_%C3%BCberall2.JPG "The King Everywhere by Robert Warthmüller [de] (1886, German Historical Museum, Berlin). Frederick is depicted inspecting a potato harvest. (Source: Wikimedia)")
![The Round Table of King Frederick II in Sanssouci by Adolph Menzel (1849,Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin). Frederick is seated at the center with Voltaire (leaning forward in a purple coat), Marquis d'Argens, George Keith,[g] Algarotti, La Mettrie, and Marquis d'Argens.[277] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adolph-von-Menzel-Tafelrunde2_(cropped).jpg "The Round Table of King Frederick II in Sanssouci by Adolph Menzel (1849,Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin). Frederick is seated at the center with Voltaire (leaning forward in a purple coat), Marquis d'Argens, George Keith,[g] Algarotti, La Mettrie, and Marquis d'Argens.[277] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Frederick the Great Surveying the Field of Battle by Hugo Ungewitter [de] (1906) (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frederick_the_Great_and_his_staff_at_the_Battle_of_Leuthen_by_Hugo_Ungewitter.jpg "Frederick the Great Surveying the Field of Battle by Hugo Ungewitter [de] (1906) (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Frederick quoted by the Nazi propaganda poster Wochenspruch der NSDAP on 24 August 1941.[i] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wochenspruch_der_NSDAP_24_August_1941.jpg "Frederick quoted by the Nazi propaganda poster Wochenspruch der NSDAP on 24 August 1941.[i] (Source: Wikimedia)")
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Biographical information from the WeGA
König ab 1740
