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Frederick William II

noun

  1. 1744–97, king of Prussia 1786–97.



Frederick William II

noun

  1. 1744–97, king of Prussia (1786–97)

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Under Frederick William II. his influential position at the court of Berlin was at first unshaken.

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The report that Beethoven was a natural son of Frederick William II.,

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Such was the man whom Frederick William II., immediately after his accession, called to his counsels.

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Then Frederick William II. insisted on being admitted as a partner in the business of interference, and Catharine II. reluctantly consented.

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His successor, Frederick William II., was a weak man, who squandered the public money on favourites.

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