Frederick II

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Also Known As	Frederick the Great • Friedrich der Grosse
Born	January 24, 1712 • Berlin • Germany
Died	August 17, 1786 (aged 74) • Potsdam • Germany
Title / Office	king (1740-1786), Prussia
House / Dynasty	Hohenzollern dynasty
Notable Family Members	father Frederick William I • sister Wilhelmina
Role In	Seven Years’ War • War of the Austrian Succession • War of the Bavarian Succession

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Frederick II, portrait by Antoine Pesne (1683–1757). In the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.

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