Friedrich II of Prussia

**Frederick II of Prussia**
	king of Prussia (1712-1786)
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Name in native language	Friedrich II. der Große;
Date of birth	24 January 1712; Berlin
Date of death	17 August 1786; Potsdam
Cause of death	disease;
Place of burial	Sanssouci (1991–);
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of Prussia;
Occupation	ruler; art collector; monarch;
Member of	Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences (president, 1764–1786); Russian Academy of Sciences (honorary member, 1776–1786);
Position held	Prince-Elector (Margraviate of Brandenburg); King of Prussia (1740–1786);
Family	House of Hohenzollern;
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia;
Mother	Sophia Dorothea of Hanover;
Sibling	Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia; Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia; Louisa Ulrika of Prussia; Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (2); Anna Amalia of Prussia; Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia; Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia; Prince Heinrich of Prussia; Prince Augustus William of Prussia; Frederick Louis, Crown Prince of Prussia (1);
Spouse	Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1732–1786);
Work location	Central Europe;
Award received	Order of the Black Eagle; Order of the White Eagle; Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky; Order of St. Andrew; Pour le Mérite; Royal Order of the Seraphim;
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Deutsch: Friedrich II. der Große (1712-1786) war von 1740 bis 1786 König von Preußen.

Plattdüütsch: Friedrich II. de Grote (1712-1786) weer vun 1740 bet 1786 König vun Preußen.

English: Frederick II the Great (1712-1786) was king of Prussia (1740-1786). His wife was Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, and his sister-in-law Juliane von Braunschweig-Bevern was queen of Denmark. One of his sisters, Luise Ulrike, was queen of Sweden. Another, Wilhelmine was margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. A third, Amalie von Preußen, became a composer.

Nederlands: Frederik II de Grote (1712-1786) was koning van Pruissen (1740-1786).

Polski: Fryderyk II Wielki (1712-1786) król Prus w latach 1740–1786.

Portraits[edit]

in Schloss Friedrichsfelde
Portrait of the young Frederick II of Prussia by Antoine Pesne
the same motif as in the previous painting
the same painting
Wilhelm Camphausen: Die Huldigung der schlesischen Stände vor Friedrich II. in Breslau 1741. Fresco, Ruhmeshalle Berlin (zerstört).
1740s
Frederick II the Great
Frederick II the Great
Flute concert in Sanssouci, by Adolph von Menzel
Friedrich II on a journey, by Adolph von Menzel
Friedrich II in Lissa, by Adolph von Menzel
Adolph von Menzel: Tafelrunde König Friedrich II. in Sanssouci mit Voltaire (Original 1945 verbrannt)
Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great
Friedrich der Große) im Alter von 68 Jahren
by Anton Graff
by Anna Dorothea Therbusch, c. 1770
by Johann Georg Ziesenis, 1763
Friedrich der Grosse vor Schweidnitz von de:Emil Hünten
Zeichnung von de:Adolf Menzel (1859)
Friedrich der Große und der Feldscher (um 1793-95)
Friedrich der Große als Perseus (1789)
Allegorie über Friedrich den Großen als Gründer des deutschen Fürstenbundes (1786)
Friedrich der Große auf dem Damm nach Lissa (wohl 1793)
Friedrich der Große vor der Schlacht bei Torgau (1791)
Tod Friedrich des Großen (1796)
Franz Skarbina - Der alte Fritz, c. 1905

Confidants[edit]

Monuments[edit]

Reiterstandbild Friedrichs des Großen auf dem Boulevard Unter den Linden in Berlin-Mitte
memorial for Friedrich II in Friedrichshagen
English: Statue in Kloster Zinna, Brandenburg
Deutsch: Denkmal in Kloster Zinna, Brandenburg
Old Friedrich II by Harro Magnussen c. 1898
Skulptur von Erdmann Encke auf der Burg Hohenzollern
Skulptur von Erdmann Encke auf der Burg Hohenzollern
English: Memorial in Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg
Deutsch: Denkmal in Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg
English: Memorial in Neutrebbin, Brandenburg
Deutsch: Denkmal in Neutrebbin, Brandenburg
Monument in Brieg, by Louis Sußmann-Hellborn
Reiterstatue im Schlosspark Sanssouci
Lost monument in Malbork, by Rudolf Siemering
Statue in der ehemaligen de:Siegesallee
Statue in der ehemaligen de:Siegesallee
Reiterdenkmal Friedrichs des Großen in Potsdam
Reiterstandbild in Beuthen/Oberschlesien von Louis Tuaillon, 1910
Stimmungsvolles Reiterstandbild - 1933 fotografiert
Bust in Berlin-Mitte

Grave[edit]

Aufbahrung Friedrichs des Großen 1786
King Frederick William III, Queen Louise, and Czar Alexander I at Frederick's sarcophagus in the crypt of the Garrison Church, Potsdam
Napoleon I visits Frederick's (first) sarcophagus in the crypt of Garrison Church, Potsdam
Grabplatte Friedichs II. von Preußen in Sanssouci, Potsdam mit Kartoffel
Grabplatte Friedichs II. von Preußen in Sanssouci, Potsdam mit Kartoffel
Grabplatte Friedichs II. von Preußen in Sanssouci, Potsdam mit Kartoffel