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Frederick II was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772.

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1712-01-24 1
Death Date
1786-08-17 1
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Kingdom of Prussia, Polities
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was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786
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24 January 1712
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17 August 1786
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Frederick II ... was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786.
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