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Download or read book Historical Memoir of the Last Year of the Life of Frederick II King of Prussia written by Ewald Friedrich Graf von Hertzberg and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book HIST OF FRIEDRICH II OF PRUSSI written by Thomas 1795-1881 Carlyle and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Download or read book History of Friedrich II of Prussia All 21 Volumes written by Thomas Carlyle and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 3174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great was a biography of Friedrich II of Prussia written by Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle. Frederick II was a Prussian king and military leader who ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, reigning longer than any other Hohenzollern king. The work is made up of 21 books and an appendix. Table of Contents: Book I: Birth and Parentage (1712) Book II: Of Brandenburg and the Hohenzollerns (928 - 1417) Book III: The Hohenzollerns in Brandenburg (1412 - 1718) Book IV: Friedrich's Apprenticeship, First Stage (1713 - 1728) Book V: Double-Marriage Project, and What Element It Fell Into (1723 - 1726) Book VI: Double-Marriage Project, and Crown-Prince, Going Adrift Under the Storm-Winds (1727 - 1730) Book VII: Fearful Shipwreck of the Double-Marriage Project (February - November 1730) Book VIII: Crown-Prince Retrieved: Life at Custrin (November 1730 - February 1732) Book IX: Last Stage of Friedrich's Apprenticeship: Life in Ruppin (1732 - 1736) Book X: At Rheinsberg (1736 - 1740) Book XI: Friedrich Takes the Reins in Hand (June - December 1740) Book XII: First Silesian War, Awakening a General European One, Begins (December 1740 - May 1741) Book XIII: First Silesian War, Leaving the General European One Ablaze All Round, Gets Ended (May 1741 - July 1742) Book XIV: The Surrounding European War Does Not End (August 1742 - July 1744) Book XV: Second Silesian War, Important Episode in the General European One (15 August 1744 - 25 December 1745) Book XVI: The Ten Years of Peace (1746 - 1756) Book XVII: The Seven-Years War: First Campaign (1756 - 1757) Book XVIII: Seven-Years War Rises to a Height (1757 - 1759) Book XIX: Friedrich Like to Be Overwhelmed in the Seven-Years War (1759 - 1760) Book XX: Friedrich is Not to Be Overwhelmed: The Seven-Years War Gradually Ends (25 April 1760 - 15 February 1763) Book XXI: Afternoon and Evening of Friedrich's Life (1763 - 1786) Appendix

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