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Frederick the Great

1712 - 1786

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Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant accomplishments include military successes in the Silesian wars, reorganisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a major military power in Europe under his rule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick the Great is the 115th most popular politician (down from 63rd in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Germany (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Politician.

Frederick the Great was a Prussian king who is most famous for his military and diplomatic achievements.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick the Great ranks 115 out of 19,576. Before him are Benjamin Franklin, Edward V of England, Fidel Castro, Trajan, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Selim II. After him are Francisco Franco, Justinian I, Angela Merkel, Nikita Khrushchev, Muammar Gaddafi, and Harald V of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1712, Frederick the Great ranks 2. Before him is Jean-Jacques Rousseau. After him are Count of St. Germain, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Sayat-Nova, Francesco Guardi, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Charles-Michel de l'Épée, Tokugawa Ieshige, Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, George Grenville, and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. Among people deceased in 1786, Frederick the Great ranks 1. After him are Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Moses Mendelssohn, Peter III of Portugal, Maurice Benyovszky, Franz Benda, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, John Goodricke, Eva Ekeblad, Gaspar de Portolá, Tokugawa Ieharu, and Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick the Great ranks 27 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Richard Wagner (1813), Karl Benz (1844), Henry Kissinger (1923), Max Weber (1864), and Wilhelm Röntgen (1845). After him are Johannes Brahms (1833), Friedrich Engels (1820), Angela Merkel (1954), Max Planck (1858), Bernhard Riemann (1826), and Anne Frank (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick the Great ranks 6. Before him are Charlemagne (748), Joseph Goebbels (1897), Otto von Bismarck (1815), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), and Henry Kissinger (1923). After him are Angela Merkel (1954), Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Hermann Göring (1893), and Christian IX of Denmark (1818).

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