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Learning of the arts and philosophy
Frederick loved the arts and philosophy but his father didn't like him learning of these things so he banned them. -
Birth
Born to Frederick I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. -
Run away
Frederick tried to run away from Prussia and his family with a friend. He was subsequently caught and imprisoned while his father executed his friend. -
Begin of Rule
Frederick succeeded his father in ruling over Prussia. -
Death
He had the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king before him.