Frederick the Great Quotes
A crown is no more than a hat that lets in the rain.
Frederick the Great
Frederick II, 1712-1786, King of Prussia, King of Bohemia and Hungary, Holy Roman Emperor Son of Maria Theresa, Statement after declining a formal coronation, 1740, Quoted in Palmer, Quotations in History, 1976
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“Somsteu” was the name the Africans gave to Theophilus Shepstone, 1817-1893, British Colonial African Administrator.
The king would often walk alone or with only a few companions. His brother expressed concern about exposing the royal person to risk.
This phrase was used on all royal decrees and it accurately reflected the Bourbons “divine right” to rule
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. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his reorganization of Prussian armies, his military successes in the Silesian wars and the Partitions of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia and declared himself King of Prussia after annexing strategic parts of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a leading military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great (German: Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed "The Old Fritz" (German: "Der Alte Fritz") by the Prussian people and eventually the rest of Germany.
