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Frederick II

noun

  1. Frederick the Great, 1712–86, king of Prussia 1740–86 (son of Frederick William I).


Frederick II

noun

  1. Frederick II11941250MGermanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1194–1250, Holy Roman Emperor (1220–50), king of Germany (1212–50), and king of Sicily (1198–1250)
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The other is a biography of Frederick II, the 13th-century Holy Roman emperor.

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Christian saw a need to make economies in just about every area of state activity, and among many other things immediately withdrew the mainland estates granted to Tycho by Frederick II from his stewardship.

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They made the punchpot for export to the new nation across the Atlantic, just as they created a teapot showing Frederick II of Prussia, better known as Frederick the Great, for their home market.

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In 1231 Frederick II, the Holy Roman Emperor who ruled over much of Europe, issued a decree requiring schools that trained doctors to hold a human body dissection once every five years.

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The State and Cathedral Choir of Berlin, founded in 1465 by the ruler of Brandenburg, Frederick II, promotes “free musical education for boys,” according to the institution’s website.

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