Frederick built up Berlin as a cultural capital with grand buildings and rejuvenated the scientific work of the Berlin Academy. In the years of war that followed, Frederick racked up daring tactical victories, but often at great cost to the dwindling Prussian forces.
He ordered the development and colonization of unused land in his expanded kingdom, and introduced the turnip and potato as major food crops. As Frederick aged his Enlightenment values increasingly mixed with cynicism and suspicion. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
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History Magazine These 3,year-old giants watched over the cemeteries of Sardinia. The couple enjoyed a political marriage and not much else. Frederick William was authoritarian and quick-tempered; Sophia was well-educated and loved the richness of life. Unlike in every way, Frederick's parents sought to raise him in their own, if totally different, images. During Frederick's childhood, his mother brought him many of the treasures of the Enlightenment.
He spent his early years with tutors, learning poetry, French culture, and the Greek and Roman classics. However, his father chafed at such notions and pushed to have his son educated in the practical matters of running and defending a state. When he came of age, Frederick was forced into the army and set on a course of military science and governance. Frederick William abused his son, often beating and humiliating him for trifling reasons.
Finally, in , at age 18, Frederick attempted to escape with childhood friend Hans Herman von Katte. They were caught and arrested for treason, however, and Katte was beheaded in Frederick's presence.
His father pardoned Frederick, but placed him as a junior official in local administration to learn the ways of government. Peter Paret trans. Dennis E. The Wars of Frederick the Great. London: Longman, Richard M. New York: Holt, Podcast Mount Vernon Everywhere! Jamie Slaughter University of Wolverhampton Notes: 1.
Ibid, Federick the Great. The Art of War.
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