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Birth
Frederick is born in Berlin to Frederick William I and Sophia-Dorothea. -
Frederick attempts to escape Prussia
Frederick and his friend Hans Herman von Katte attempt to flee to England to escape Frederick's terrible home life. -
Execution
Katte is executed for aiding in Frederick's attempted escape. Frederick is forced to watch. -
Frederick begins to study politics
Frederick is released from prison on a pardon from his father to study in preparation for his future leadership -
Unofficial divorce
Frederick distances himself from his wife and for the rest of his life shows no interest in women. -
Marriage
Frederick marries Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern -
Becomes the leader of Prussia
Frederick's father passes away and Frederick ascends to the throne of Prussia -
First Silesian War
Frederick invades Austria unprovoked which mingles with the War of Austrian Succession to expand the Prussian Empire by conquering land -
Seven Years War
Prussia and England start the Seven Years War -
Treaty of Hubertusburg
This treaty ended the Seven Years War and left Prussia a world power -
First Partition of Poland
Prussia, Russia, and Austria sign a treaty that takes 1/3 of Poland's land and splits in up among them evenly. -
Fürstenbund
Frederick forms the Fürstenbund by allying with the protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Death
