d crafty and decided to start training himself to succeed his father. When Frederick was released from solitary confinement his father began giving him more and more responsibilities when it came to ruling the state of Prussia. In 1773, Frederick married Elizabeth Christina, daughter of the duke of Brunswick-Bevern. This wedding was arranged and set up by Frederick’s father.At the age of 28, it was finally Frederick’s turn to take the throne and assume the responsibilities of ruler of Prussia. Frederick would rule for 46 years, from 1740 to 1786. Frederick spent the first half of his reign engaging Prussia in warfare and proving to the people of Europe that there was no soldier that was his equal. The second half of his reign Frederick devoted his effort to peace and recovery. It was Fredericks military genius throughout the first half of his reign that won him the title “The Great.”Frederick the Great died on August 17, 1786. This turned out to be the night before the start of the French Revolution. The French Revolution turned out to be an event that greatly affected the power of the king in England for the rest of time. Thus Frederick was the last great absolute monarch in West Europe....
