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What drove a music-loving prince to conquer Europe? (52 chars)

Summary by worldhistory.org
On 5 August 1730, Crown Prince Frederick was arrested as he attempted to flee from Prussia and the tyranny of his father. He was imprisoned and nearly executed - indeed, the prince was forced to watch as his accomplice (and possible lover) was beheaded before his eyes. Three decades later, the wayward prince had become Frederick the Great, the warrior king of the Enlightenment, who had transformed Prussia from a backwater state to one of the for…
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worldhistory.org broke the news in on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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