Frederick the Great

  • Frederick II is born in Berlin.

  • Frederick is caught attempting to escape Prussia

  • Frederick marries Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern

  • Frederick becomes the leader of Prussia

  • Frederick II begins the First Silesian War.

  • Frederick II conquers Silesia.

  • Frederick II begins the Seven Years' War

  • Seven Years' War ends, Prussia is a major power in Europe.

  • The Miracle of the House of Brandenburg

  • First Partition of Poland.

  • Frederick dies, a legacy of "Enlightened despot".