Frederick
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Royalty
Austria- Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)Frederick I of Austria was a Duke of Austria from the Babenberg family. He was a son of Duke Leopold V and, in 1197, participated in the Emperor Henry VI's Crusade of 1197.He died on the return from Palestine....
, Duke of Austria from 1195–1198 - Frederick II, Duke of AustriaFrederick II, Duke of AustriaFrederick II, known as the Quarrelsome or the Warlike , from the House of Babenberg, was the duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 to 1246....
(1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty - Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans
Baden
- Frederick I of Baden, Grand-Duke of Baden
- Frederick II of Baden, Grand-Duke of Baden
Bohemia
- Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia
Britain
- Frederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria...
(1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of England
Brandenburg/Prussia
- Frederick I, Elector of BrandenburgFrederick I, Elector of BrandenburgFrederick was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg.- Biography :Frederick entered...
(1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg - Frederick II, Elector of BrandenburgFrederick II, Elector of BrandenburgFrederick II of Brandenburg , nicknamed "the Iron" and sometimes "Irontooth" , was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.-Biography:Frederick II was born in Tangermünde to Frederick I, Brandenburg's...
(1413–1470), Margrave of Brandenburg - Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg (1620–1688), Duke of Prussia
- Frederick I of PrussiaFrederick I of PrussiaFrederick I , of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union . The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia . From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
(1657–1713), Elector of Brandenburg - Frederick II of PrussiaFrederick II of PrussiaFrederick II was a King in Prussia and a King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was also Elector of Brandenburg. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
(1712–1786), King of Prussia, Frederick the Great - Frederick III, German EmperorFrederick III, German EmperorFrederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor William I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service...
(Frederick III of Prussia, 1831–1888), German emperor and King of Prussia - Frederick William I of PrussiaFrederick William I of PrussiaFrederick William I of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death...
(1688–1740), King of Prussia - Frederick William II of PrussiaFrederick William II of PrussiaFrederick William II was the King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. He was in personal union the Prince-Elector of Brandenburg and the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel.-Early life:...
(1744–1797), King of Prussia - Frederick William III of PrussiaFrederick William III of PrussiaFrederick William III was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel .-Early life:...
(1770–1840), King of Prussia - Frederick William IV of PrussiaFrederick William IV of Prussia|align=right|Upon his accession, he toned down the reactionary policies enacted by his father, easing press censorship and promising to enact a constitution at some point, but he refused to enact a popular legislative assembly, preferring to work with the aristocracy through "united committees" of...
(1795–1861), King of Prussia
Denmark
- Frederick I of DenmarkFrederick I of DenmarkFrederick I of Denmark and Norway was the King of Denmark and Norway. The name is also spelled Friedrich in German, Frederik in Danish, and Fredrik in Swedish and Norwegian...
(1471–1533), King of Denmark and Norway - Frederick II of DenmarkFrederick II of DenmarkFrederick II was King of Denmark and Norway and duke of Schleswig from 1559 until his death.-King of Denmark:Frederick II was the son of King Christian III of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. Frederick II stands as the typical renaissance ruler of Denmark. Unlike his father, he...
(1534–1588), King of Denmark and Norway - Frederick III of DenmarkFrederick III of DenmarkFrederick III was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. He instituted absolute monarchy in Denmark and Norway in 1660, confirmed by law in 1665 as the first in western historiography. He was born the second-eldest son of Christian IV of Denmark and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg...
(1609–1670), King of Denmark and Norway - Frederick IV of DenmarkFrederick IV of DenmarkFrederick IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of King Christian V of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel .-Foreign affairs:...
(1671–1730), King of Denmark and Norway - Frederick V of DenmarkFrederick V of DenmarkFrederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.-Early life:...
(1723–1766), King of Denmark and Norway - Frederick VI of DenmarkFrederick VI of DenmarkFrederick VI reigned as King of Denmark , and as king of Norway .-Regent of Denmark:Frederick's parents were King Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Wales...
(1768–1839), King of Denmark and Norway - Frederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII of DenmarkFrederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
(1808–1863), King of Denmark - Frederick VIII of DenmarkFrederick VIII of DenmarkFrederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...
(1843–1912), King of Denmark - Frederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX of DenmarkFrederick IX was King of Denmark from 20 April 1947 until his death on 14 January 1972....
(1899–1972), King of Denmark - Frederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkFrederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkFrederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...
(born 1968), Crown Prince of Denmark
Holy Roman Empire
- Frederick I, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick I, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...
(1125–1190), king & emperor - Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick II, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick II , was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous...
(1196–1250), king & emperor - Frederick III, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick III, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick the Peaceful KG was Duke of Austria as Frederick V from 1424, the successor of Albert II as German King as Frederick IV from 1440, and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick III from 1452...
(1415–1493), German ruler
Naples
- Frederick IV of NaplesFrederick IV of NaplesFrederick IV , sometimes known as Frederick I or Federico d'Aragona, was the last King of Naples of the House of Trastámara, ruling from 1496 to 1501...
, King of Naples
Nuremberg
- Frederick III, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick III, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick III of Nuremberg , Burgrave of Nuremberg from the House of Hohenzollern, was the eldest son of Conrad I of Nuremberg and Adelheid of Frontenhausen.-Life:...
(c.1220-1297) - Frederick IV, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick IV, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick IV of Nuremberg , Burgrave of Nuremberg from House of Hohenzollern. He was younger son of Frederick III of Nuremberg from his second marriage with Helene of Saxony.-Life:...
(1287–1332) - Frederick V, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick V, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick V of Nuremberg was a Burgrave of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern.-Life:He was the elder son of John II of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Henneberg...
(died 1398)
Palatinate
- Frederick IV, Elector PalatineFrederick IV, Elector PalatineFrederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine , only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" .-Life:Born in Amberg, his father died in October 1583 and...
(1574–1610), German aristocrat - Frederick V, Elector PalatineFrederick V, Elector PalatineFrederick V was Elector Palatine , and, as Frederick I , King of Bohemia ....
(1619–1620), Bohemian aristocrat
Saxony
- Frederick III, Elector of SaxonyFrederick III, Elector of SaxonyFrederick III of Saxony , also known as Frederick the Wise , was Elector of Saxony from 1486 to his death. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria...
(1463–1525), known as Frederick the Wise - Frederick Augustus I of SaxonyFrederick Augustus I of SaxonyFrederick Augustus I was King of Saxony from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and Duke Frederick Augustus I of Warsaw...
(1750–1827), Elector and King of Saxony - Frederick Augustus II of SaxonyFrederick Augustus II of SaxonyFrederick Augustus II |Tyrol]], 9 August 1854) was King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.He was the eldest son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony --younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony—by his...
(1797–1854), King of Saxony - Frederick Augustus III of SaxonyFrederick Augustus III of SaxonyThis article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...
(1865–1932), King of Saxony
Sweden
- Frederick I of SwedenFrederick I of SwedenFrederick I, , was a prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and a King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730...
(1676–1751), King of Sweden
Württemberg
- Frederick of Württemberg (1754–1816), Duke, Elector, and King of Württemberg
Other people
- Frederick de la Roche (died 1173), the sixth Latin archbishop of Tyre
- Frederick BantingFrederick BantingSir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE, MC, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the main discoverers of insulin....
, co-discover of insulin - Frederick B. Owens, American entertainer best known for playing Caiaphas in Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
in the early 2000s - Frederick DouglassFrederick DouglassFrederick Douglass was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing...
, American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer - Frederick Augustus ForbesFrederick Augustus ForbesFrederick Augustus Forbes was a Speaker of the Queensland Assembly in Queensland, Australia.-Biography:He was born in 30 September 1818 in Sydney, New South Wales to Francis Ewen, a merchant and his wife Mary Ann Taboweur. He attended William Cape's school and The King's School, before spending...
(1818 - 1878), Australian politician - Frederick ForsythFrederick ForsythFrederick Forsyth, CBE is an English author and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan and The Cobra.-...
, British novelist - Frederik MagleFrederik MagleFrederik Magle is a Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist. He studied composition and music theory with Leif Thybo and attended the Royal Danish Academy of Music where he studied composition and organ...
, Danish composer - Frederick NorrisFrederick NorrisFrederick Norris was a marathon runner from the United Kingdom, who won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, behind two Soviet runners: Sergei Popov and Ivan Filin. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics .-References:* *...
, British marathon runner - Frederick SeguraFrederick SeguraFrederick J. Segura Chirinos is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:19992001Frederick J. Segura Chirinos is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela....
, Venezuelan track and road cyclist - Frederick Woodward Skiff (1867–1947), American author, collector and bibliophile
- Fred "Sonic" Smith, MC5 guitarist
- Frederick (Animal Farm), the owner of Pinchfield Farm in the novel by George Orwell
- Frederick Pei LiFrederick Pei LiFrederick Pei Li is an Chinese-American physician.Frederick Pei Li was born in Canton, China , and raised in New York City where his parents operated a Chinese restaurant. He is a pioneer researcher of cancer among genetically predisposed families described as Li-Fraumeni syndrome. He received a...
, American physician and co-founder of Li-Fraumeni syndrome - Frederick Gaylord Crane, (TV) fictional child of Lilith and Frasier Crane on the American TV shows "Cheers" and "Frasier"
Places
United States- Frederick, ColoradoFrederick, ColoradoFrederick is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8679 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Frederick is located at ....
, a town in Weld County - Frederick, KansasFrederick, KansasFrederick is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18.-Geography:Frederick is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11...
, a town - Frederick County, MarylandFrederick County, MarylandFrederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
- Frederick, MarylandFrederick, MarylandFrederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
, a city in Frederick County - Frederick, MichiganFrederick, MichiganFrederick, Michigan, also known as Casino, was a community in Clinton Charter Township of Macomb County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was located on an oxbow of the Clinton River southwest of present-day Mt. Clemens.-History:...
, a ghost town - Frederick, OklahomaFrederick, OklahomaFrederick is a city in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,940 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tillman County. This is an agriculture based community primarily with wheat, cotton, and cattle....
, a city in Tillman County - Frederick, South DakotaFrederick, South DakotaFrederick is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. Home to the annual Frederick Finn Fest, the town is part of the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, a town in Brown County - Frederick County, VirginiaFrederick County, VirginiaFrederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
- Frederick SoundFrederick SoundFrederick Sound is a passage of water in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska that separates Kupreanof Island to the south from Admiralty Island in the north....
, a sound in Alaska
Canada
- Frederick Sound (Canada)Frederick Sound (Canada)Frederick Sound is a sound in the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. it is the south arm and largest sidewater of Seymour Inlet and along with that inlet was named in honour of Frederick Seymour, second governor of the Colony of British Columbia. Frederick Sound has two inlets, one named...
, a sound in British Columbia
Other uses
- Frederick (ship)Frederick (ship)The Frederick was a ship that was wrecked at Cape Flinders on Stanley Island, Queensland, Australia in 1818.Frederick Reefs in the Coral Sea Islands, over northeast of Gladstone, Queensland gets its name from the Frederick, which first reported sighting of the reef.The reefs were discovered in...
, wrecked in 1818 - "Frederick" (song)Frederick (song)"Frederick" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, and released as lead single from Patti Smith Group 1979 album Wave. The song is dedicated to Fred "Sonic" Smith, guitarplayer of the Detroit band MC5 and Smith's future husband...
by Patti Smith
See also
- FedericoFederico-People with the given name Federico:In business:* Federico Moctezuma, founder of Damazco Builders and Land Development CorpIn the arts:* Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ....
- Fred (disambiguation)
- Freddie (disambiguation)
- Freddo FrogFreddo FrogFreddo is a brand of chocolate bar currently manufactured by Cadbury. It was invented in 1930 by Harry Melbourne, an 18 year old moulder employed by MacRobertson's; an Australian confectionery company. It is sold in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.Each chocolate...
- Freddy (disambiguation)
- FrédéricFrédéricFrédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to:In artistry:* Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator* Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor...
- FredericoFredericoFrederico is a given name, and may refer to:In literature:* Frederico Barbosa, Brazilian poet* Frederico Ghisliero, Italian fencer and soldier who wrote his text Regole di molte cavagliereschi essercitiiIn sports:...
- FrederikFrederikFrederik is a Finnish singer. He is known by his nickname Reetu. During his lengthy career, he has been awarded five gold and three diamond records...
- Georgii FrederiksGeorgii FrederiksGeorgii Nikolaevich Frederiks was a Russian geologist who specialized in paleontology, tectonics and stratigraphy. He described many fossil taxa before becoming a victim of the Great Terror.G. N...
- FredrikFredrikFredrik is derived from the Germanic name Friedrich or Friederich, from the Old High German fridu meaning "peace" and rîhhi meaning "ruler" or "power". The name means "peaceful ruler" The most common variant spelling of this name is Frederik, although the English spelling Frederick is more common...
- FredroFredroFredro is a surname or given name, and may refer to:* Aleksander Fredro, Polish poet, playwright, and writer* Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro, Polish szlachcic* Fredro Starr, rapperSee also:* Fryderyk...
- Friedrich (disambiguation)
- Fryderyk (given name)