Parents- Fredrick William 1st and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Ruled from 1740 till 1786
Married once to Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern
Had no children
Lived in Berlin and Potsdam
Own Sanssouci (without a concern/worry)
Interesting Fact
Interesting Fact
Controlling Father (upbringing & education)
Abused & Humiliated
Tried to Run away to France or Holland (Lieutenant Hans Hermann von Katte helped)
Punished (employed as a junior official & deprived of his military rank)
Thought to be Gay
Accomplishments & Failures
Accomplishments
&
Failures
Accomplishments:
The War of Austrian Secession
The Seven Years War
Unified Rationalism and Military Traditions
Failures:
Established foundation for unification of Germany States which lead to them being a world leader in early 20th century.
Never really understood power politics which is bad because he didn't really gain from the wars that he started and his country came out poorer.
Hall of Fame
or
Hall of Shame?
Hall of Fame or
Hall of Shame
I feel like my person should be in the hall of fame because of all the improvements he made to his country.
Examples: Doubled the size of the country, Banned Torture, Built canals to encourage trade, liberated control of press and supported religious freedom.
Reflections & Evaluations
Most Important Impact- Military efforts
Positives- research, questions answered, and design