History of Friedrich II of Prussia
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History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great was a biography
of Friedrich II of Prussia written by Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle
. It was first published in 1858.
: Contents; Volumes I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI; Appendix
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Friedrich II of Prussia written by Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era.He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was...
. It was first published in 1858.
Contents
The work is made up of 21 books and an appendix.- Book I: Birth and Parentage (1712)
- Book II: Of BrandenburgBrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
and the Hohenzollerns (928 - 1417) - Book III: The Hohenzollerns in Brandenburg (1412 - 1718)
- Book IV: Friedrich's Apprenticeship, First Stage (1713 - 1728)
- Book V: Double-Marriage Project, and What Element It Fell Into (1723 - 1726)
- Book VI: Double-Marriage Project, and Crown-Prince, Going Adrift Under the Storm-Winds (1727 - 1730)
- Book VII: Fearful Shipwreck of the Double-Marriage Project (February - November 1730)
- Book VIII: Crown-Prince Retrieved: Life at Custrin (November 1730 - February 1732)
- Book IX: Last Stage of Friedrich's Apprenticeship: Life in Ruppin (1732 - 1736)
- Book X: At RheinsbergRheinsbergRheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin.-History:...
(1736 - 1740) - Book XI: Friedrich Takes the Reins in Hand (June - December 1740)
- Book XII: First Silesian War, Awakening a General European One, Begins (December 1740 - May 1741)
- Book XIII: First Silesian War, Leaving the General European One Ablaze All Round, Gets Ended (May 1741 - July 1742)
- Book XIV: The Surrounding European War Does Not End (August 1742 - July 1744)
- Book XV: Second Silesian War, Important Episode in the General European One (15 August 1744 - 25 December 1745)
- Book XVI: The Ten Years of Peace (1746 - 1756)
- Book XVII: The Seven-Years War: First Campaign (1756 - 1757)
- Book XVIII: Seven-Years War Rises to a Height (1757 - 1759)
- Book XIX: Friedrich Like to Be Overwhelmed in the Seven-Years War (1759 - 1760)
- Book XX: Friedrich is Not to Be Overwhelmed: The Seven-Years War Gradually Ends (25 April 1760 - 15 February 1763)
- Book XXI: Afternoon and Evening of Friedrich's Life (1763 - 1786)
- Appendix
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: Contents; Volumes I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI; Appendix