Growing to encompass much of northern and central Europe, Prussia was led to new heights by Frederick II. Ruling from his new capital, Berlin, Frederick’s father, Frederick William I, ...
The play is made up of selected letter exchanges between the great French-European philosopher and the royal prince, later king, of Prussia, beginning when the latter was a mere 24 years old and the ...
“As long as there are fools and rascals there will be religions,” Voltaire declares in a letter to his friend Frederick II of Prussia. “Ours is assuredly the most ridiculous, the most absurd and the ...
18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1871, William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor. His reign ended upon his death March 9, 1888, and he was succeeded by his son, Frederick III.
Historian Christopher Clark re-examines the life and achievements of one of Germany's most colourful and controversial leaders, a philosopher and cultured 'Prince of the Enlightenment' whose ...
It’s 1747 and the philosopher is mediating a confrontation between King Frederick II of Prussia – a trumpet-accompanied murderer extraordinaire – and the composer Johann Sebastian Bach, who is ...
Invitation and menu card to his 51st birthday party in Glasgow. Wilhelm II (Prince Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia) (27 January 1859 - 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King ...
Cain, daughter of Lord Brocket, is set to divorce Prince Frederick Alexander von Preussen after four years of marriage. The couple, who wed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, confirmed ...