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While Frederick II was critical of religious practice, Frederick William II was a devout Protestant. [3] While Frederick II was only a patron of French culture, Frederick William II as king supported German music and theatre. While Frederick II withdrew into small elite circles, Frederick William II as king sought representative appearances.
Frederick William II may refer to: Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1603–1669) Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1687–1749) Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1706–1734) Frederick William II of Prussia (1744–1797), King of Prussia from 1786
Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia , declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772.
The meeting at Pillnitz Castle in 1791. Oil painting by J. H. Schmidt, 1791. The Declaration of Pillnitz was a statement of five sentences [1] issued on 27 August 1791 at Pillnitz Castle near Dresden by Frederick William II of Prussia and the Habsburg Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor who was Marie Antoinette's brother. [2]
The set's dedicatee, King Frederick William II, was a capable amateur cellist. The set contains a number of striking passages for the cello, including in its opening of the first movement of No. 1 and its leading passages in the slow movements of Nos. 2 and 3. [10]
The Treaty of Reichenbach was signed on 27 July 1790 in Reichenbach (present-day Dzierżoniów) between Prussia under King Frederick William II and Austria under Leopold II, who was also Holy Roman Emperor.
The name Frederick William usually refers to several monarchs and princes of the Hohenzollern dynasty: Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620–1688) Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675–1713) Frederick William I of Prussia (1688–1740), King of Prussia; Frederick William II of Prussia (1744–1797), King of Prussia
Frederick William was born in Potsdam on 3 August 1770 as the son of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.He was considered to be a shy and reserved boy, which became noticeable in his particularly reticent conversations, distinguished by the lack of personal pronouns.