Historical Figures

Frederick the Great

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General Reference

History Atlas. "Frederick the Great." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/frederick-the-great.

APA Style

History Atlas. (n.d.). Frederick the Great. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/frederick-the-great

BibTeX

@misc{historyatlas-frederick-the-great,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Frederick the Great},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/frederick-the-great},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Frederick II 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.

Facts

Birth Date

1712-01-24 1

Death Date

1786-08-17 1

Sources

1. Frederick the Great (Wikipedia)

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