The Great Elector: Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia

(Part of the Profiles in Power Series)

by Derek McKay

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In this first biography in English for fifty years, Derek McKay avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead, he roots him firmly in his own time, a dynastic, protestant ruler like many another in Germany, but gifted with the toughness and opportunism to overcome the hostility of his local nobilities and of the surrounding great powers.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1138166685

ISBN13:9781138166684

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:Routledge

Length:300 Pages

Weight:1.09 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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17th Century History Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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