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The son of Frederick William I and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.
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Frederick tried to escape to England to have more freedom from his abusive father.
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Frederick got married to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern, but divorced her soon after
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After his father, Frederick William I, died he became the next ruler of Prussia.
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Frederick the Great wrote his first poem after he became the ruler of Prussia.
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Frederick and his army invade Silesia unannounced which causes Maria Theresa to try and defend her land.
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Frederick ordered Georg Wenceslaus von Knobelsdorff to build him the opera house to show his appreciation for music.
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The war ends with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, but Prussia continues to control Silesia.
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The Asiatic Trading Company was located at the port of Emden to promote trading among other countries.
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Frederick II attacks Saxony which was an Austrian ally.
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British and Prussia won the war after Russia withdrew from it.
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Prussia, Austria, and Russia signed a treaty that partitioned Poland.
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Frederick the Great rules until he dies.
