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Frederick the Great, Prussian king (born 1712)

Historical image related to Frederick the Great, Prussian king (born 1712) from August 17, 1786

Frederick the Great

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

Frederick II was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. His most significant…
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August 17

Day of the year

August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.
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