History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great was a biography of Friedrich II of Prussia written by Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle. Frederick II was a Prussian king and military leader who ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, reigning longer than any other Hohenzollern king. The work is made up of 21 books and an appendix.
Table of Contents:
Book I: Birth and Parentage (1712)
Book II: Of Brandenburg 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 Rheinsberg (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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Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher.
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