Frederick the Great
Former King of Prussia
Frederick II was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 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. Wikipedia
Born: January 24, 1712, Berlin, Germany
Died: August 17, 1786 (age 74 years), Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Nationality: German and Prussian
Place of burial: Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Spouse: Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (m. 1733–1786)
Librettist: Pietro Metastasio