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Frederick William I was his father, and Princess Sophia-Dorothea, the sister of George II of Great Britan
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A timeline for my Wiki Project. Anytime there is an event that doesn't have a given month, I will use December, anytime there is no given day, I will use 15.
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Frederick with childhood friend Hans Herman von Katte. They were captured, and Herman was beheaded in Frederick's presence. Frederick is made a junior official in administration.
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Fredericks father arranges a marriage between him and Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern. Frederick distances himself from her as soon as he can.
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Frederick inherits the Prussian throne from his late father.
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Frederick opts for a military approach instead of a peaceful one, using his fathers military.
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Sensing weakness in Austria, Frederick occupys key points, allowing the him possession of Silesia in 1745.
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Frederick launched a poorly timed attack on Saxony, in response to Austria, France, and Russia's attempt to regain Silesia. Frederick was toughly loosing the war, contemplating suicide, when Elizabeth, of Russia was replaced with Peter III, allowing Frederick to sign a treaty and keep some land.
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