Author of. Otto withdrew, however, when in September 1211 a number of German princes deposed him and elected Frederick king. Herzog von Oberlothringen worked at Du... Burial of Friedrich II. Frederick II, byname Frederick the Great, German Friedrich der Grosse, (born January 24, 1712, Berlin, Prussia [Germany]—died August 17, 1786, Potsdam, near Berlin), king of Prussia (1740–86), a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia’s territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in … Under his leadership Prussia became one of the great states of Europe. Before leaving for Germany in March 1212, Frederick had his one-year-old son Henry VII crowned king of Sicily and granted various privileges to the Holy See. Friedrich war drei Jahre alt, als sein Vater Heinrich VI. Finally, he created a civil service for which candidates were trained at the first European state university, in Naples, which he himself founded in 1224. His rather incomplete victory at Chotusitz in May nonetheless forced Maria Theresa to cede almost all of Silesia by the Treaty of Berlin of 1742 in July. The Holy Roman emperor Charles VI, of the Austrian house of Habsburg, died on October 20, leaving as his heir a daughter, the archduchess Maria Theresa, whose claims to several of the heterogeneous Habsburg territories were certain to be disputed. The state of Baden originated from the area of the Grand Duchy. Son of Thierry de Lorraine, Count of Bar, Duke of Upper Lotharingia and Richilde II de Metz Die Vormundschaft über den zukünftigen Herrscher des Reiches hatte Papst Innozenz III. Ein Jahr später war Friedrich bereits Vollwaise und König von Sizilien. 3., bibliografisch vollständig aktualisierte und um ein Vorwort und eine Dokumentation mit ergänzten Hinweisen erweiterte Auflage, in einem Band. wurde exkommuniziert. Frederick II, king of Prussia (1740–86), was a brilliant military campaigner who, in a series of diplomatic stratagems and wars against Austria and other powers, greatly enlarged Prussia’s territories and made Prussia the foremost military power in Europe. von Schwaben und der Gerberga von Burgund, der Schwester der Kaiserin Gisela und Witwe des Herzogs Konrad I. von Kärnten. 1194–1250. Friedrich begeisterte sich auch für die Falkenjagd. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 3. -----------------------------------------, http://members.ziggo.nl/jjw/ovz/kw.htm#p1071629598, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_II._%28Bar%29. Juni 2010 um 19:55 Uhr geändert. Friedrich II. Friedrich II. Notably, his insistence on the primacy of state over personal or dynastic interests and his religious toleration widely affected the dominant intellectual currents of the age. The result was the signature in May of a Franco-Austrian defensive alliance. Accession to the throne and foreign policy, HistoryNet.com - Biography of Frederick The Great, Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Biography of Frederick II, King of Prussia, AllMusic - Biography of Frederick the Great, JewishEncyclopedia.com - Biography of Frederick II, Frederick the Great - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), Frederick the Great - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Sizilien war damals ein Schmelztiegel der Kulturen. Frederick was the eldest surviving son of Frederick William I, king of Prussia, and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, daughter of George I of Britain. The state of Baden originated from the area of the Grand Duchy.