Frederick William II
Americannoun
noun
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As Frederick the Great had no son, this splendid inheritance passed to his nephew Frederick William II.
From A Short History of Germany by Parmele, Mary Platt
Francis and Frederick William II of Prussia speedily collected an army of 80,000 men at Coblenz with which to invade France.
From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.
Though Frederick William II marched into France in 1792, to support the French monarchy, neither his army nor his people were prepared or fit for this enterprise, and he soon retired.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
Alexander I. was now Emperor of Russia, and the timorous and unpatriotic policy of Prussia was guided by Frederick William III., who had succeeded his father Frederick William II.
From A Short History of Germany by Parmele, Mary Platt
In the night the Prussian army had come up under Frederick William II.
From Kościuszko A Biography by Gardner, Monica M. (Monica Mary)
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