Frederick William I
Americannoun
noun
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As the sensitive, flute-playing heir of the boorish, beer-swilling Frederick William I, the young prince had scant interest in soldiering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
However, in the early 1700s, King Frederick William I bought their cooperation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
King Frederick William I was once in want of money.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.
Frederick William I had divided the country into districts, or cantons, and here began the system of compulsory military training.
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly
It is temptingly easy to be epigrammatic, perhaps witty, at the expense of Frederick William I of Prussia.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
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