Tag: Baron de Maltzan

Posted on June 21, 2022June 20, 2022

King Frederick the Great and the American Colonies—Mit Complimenten Aweissen

Mit Complimenten Aweissen (put him off with compliments) Arthur Lee, one of the American Commissioners stationed in Paris, was appointed minister to the Prussian Court of King Frederick the Great in the Spring of 1777. He departed Paris on May 19 and arrived in Berlin on the evening of June 4. The next day, he informed […]

by Bob Ruppert

Posted on June 7, 2022June 5, 2022

King Frederick the Great and the American Colonies: The Preliminaries

Upon the death of his grandfather on May 31, 1740, Frederick William II of the House of Hohenzollern became the King of Prussia. Over the next forty-six years, he pursued two goals: modernizing Prussia and reuniting the lands that had once been part of Prussia. In his youth he received a classical education including exposure […]

by Bob Ruppert