Frederick William II
Americannoun
noun
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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 Prussia, the successor of Frederick the Great, King Frederick William II, had neither ability nor character; his weak rule undid the work of Frederick.
From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.
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
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
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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